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HR leaders must adapt to the growing, specialized C-suite. New research from SHRM and The Burning Glass Institute reveals the evolving dynamics of executive teams and the pivotal role HR plays in driving organizational and societal priorities.

The Top 10 People + Strategy Articles for 2024
As we flip the calendar to a new year, we're taking a look back at the People + Strategy Brief's most-read articles of 2024. This top 10 list highlights a year of intense change, conflict, and shifts in the workforce.
Explore the challenges and trends shaping HR in 2025. This episode breaks down key insights from SHRM’s CHRO Priorities and Perspectives Report, covering top concerns, economic shifts, and AI’s expanding role in the workplace. SHRM’s CHRO Jim Link and VP of Thought Leadership James Atkinson share strategies to help leaders stay ahead.
HR executives are increasingly being called on to lead transformations of their organizations and HR departments. The Winter 2025 issue highlights compelling insights, personal profiles, and unique research into the HR transformations that are shaping the future of work—and the CHROs who are leading this impactful change.
For the February EN:Insights Forum, EN members got a first look at SHRM’s latest report, CHRO Priorities and Perspectives, which discusses the challenges that HR leaders face in 2025, presented by SHRM Lead Researcher Derrick Scheetz.

EN:Insights Forum
The Next Wave of Caregiving — Insights & Executive Strategies
April 16, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET
Join the SHRM Executive Network (EN) on Wednesday, April 16, at noon ET for an exclusive discussion on aligning workplace policies with caregiver needs. Backed by extensive survey data from HR professionals, caregivers, and employees, this session will provide actionable strategies to foster an inclusive, high-performing workplace.

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Trends & Thought Leadership
SHRM’s new CHRO Priorities and Perspectives report examines the key strategic goals of CHROs in 2025, the range of challenges they face, and their visions for the future of work. The report was based on insights collected in December 2024 from 212 CHROs spanning diverse organizational sizes and industries
SHRM’s senior labor economist breaks down the federal civilian workforce, by occupation, location, age, length of service, and education level, and assesses the layoffs' implications on the broader labor market.
As 2025 gets underway, CEOs are facing a confluence of pressures—from advancing technologies to new labor market dynamics to an uncertain political climate—that will require strategic foresight and strong collaboration with HR leaders.
SHRM research shows the modern C-suite is expanding and becoming more diverse, but the third and final part of The Evolution of the C-Suite report series uncovers new paths to an organization’s top ranks. The number of C-suite roles is expanding to include a broader range of positions. At the same time, organizations are becoming more cautious, increasingly favoring proven executives for these key positions over first-time leaders.
Upcoming In-Person Experiences
Registration to select in-person events are included with your SHRM Executive Network membership. To ensure an exclusive and elevated experience, seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
June 28 - 29, 2025
Forge valuable connections with like-level executives at this exclusive convening featuring thought-provoking discussions and exclusive data.
September 25, 2025 - September 27, 2025
Are you ready to shift the paradigm of leadership in HR? Join us Sept. 25-27 in Atlanta, GA, to examine this and other critical workplace issues.