PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Distribution 2026 Workplace Forecast Reveals 5 HR Blind Spots The Human Resource Consortium (TheHRC) today released its comprehensive “2026 Workplace Forecast,” identifying five critical HR blind spots that threaten to stunt organizational growth in the year ahead. The research reveals that organizations are systematically overlooking fundamental areas of human capital management…
Executive Summary Organizations rushing to adopt AI without a proper readiness assessment may be confronted by more than just a question of technology infrastructure. While the promise of efficiency is tempting, a disengaged workforce suffering from change fatigue can thwart even the best-laid plans. This article will argue that successful AI integration is a strategic…
Organizational High Performance: Organizational efficiency and effectiveness (performance) and fiscal wellbeing have held utmost importance for some time. However, if the true source of organizational performance is your people, have we been looking at the equation backwards? In our July, 2025 article “To What Degree Has HR Created a 4X Increase to Your Organization’s Performance…
Summary This article shares how integrated Human Resource (HR) frameworks strategically drive employee engagement, performance, and value for organizations. From decades of experience in HR leadership, Global CHRO of the Year (HRO Magazine, 2015) and as a CEO in addition to consulting in HR & OD, Kawel LauBach identifies six (6) key levers and recommended…
Summary This article shares how integrated Human Resources (HR) and Organizational Development (OD) systems can generate a 4X to 8X increase in performance and value for organizations. Backed by global research and decades of consulting experience, it identifies key, data-driven levers of impact — including employee engagement, change management success, and the design of aligned…
With thousands of consulting firms to choose from, how can you discern which few are high performing and high value against the many which are not? We’d like to introduce you to our simple, or perhaps not so simple, equation… i5 > e… that could lead you to enhance your organizational performance and value by…
CEOs are increasingly concerned about how to leverage value from the significant investments their organizations have made in DEI cultural evolution efforts during the past 30 years. Needing to achieve higher performance in an environment of continually rising competition, speed and complexity of change, and elevated need for employee engagement, leaders now need to expediently…
While many business investors (including PE firms) have been citing concerns of a likely recession since 2022, a recent article “EX1 Freeze” by Fast Company’s Jared Lindzon (and published in the Hartford Courant on Sunday, November 26, 2023), is concerning, certainly not shocking. Key excerpts included: “All the signs point toward economic turbulence for next…
Think about it…how and where else can you elevate your organizational performance and value by 400 to 800%? The research that proves it and our expertise have mattered to our clients for over 28 years. At The HRC, first and foremost we focus on how to create the success of each unique client organization –…
In the race to win the war on talent, the best move may be to first stop, gather insights, and reflect… Today’s competitive market is fierce to acquire, hire, and retain the unique, best talent for your firm with talent that ultimately creates critical market differentiation. However, when have you last taken the time to…