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Aug 31 - HR Strategy Playbook 2026

The HR strategy playbook for 2026: From managing people to designing the workforce

A practical 2026 HR strategy playbook covering AI, workforce planning, skills, productivity, employee experience, people analytics and the changing role of HR leadership.

Marianne DavidMarianne David
August 31, 20266 min read
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03 August - HR_Leaders_Hybrid_Remote_Workplaces 2
Marianne DavidMarianne David

Workforce Management, Performance Management, and Recruitment

Talent strategy vs. talent management: what HR needs to know

Talent strategy sets direction. Talent management delivers it. Learn the difference, why it matters now, and how HR can align both.

August 2, 2026·10 min read
July 24 Skills based Workforce Playbook
Marianne DavidMarianne David

Workforce Management, Performance Management, and Recruitment

Building a Skills-Based Workforce: The Practical Playbook for HR Leaders

A practical, data-backed playbook for HR leaders building a skills-based workforce in 2026, from skills taxonomies to closing critical capability gaps.

July 24, 2026·5 min read
5 - June 29 - Manufacturing HR and workforce management challenges and solutions
Marianne DavidMarianne David

Workforce Management, Performance Management, and Recruitment

Manufacturing HR and workforce management: Challenges and solutions

From shift scheduling and labour compliance to skills gaps and payroll complexity, manufacturing HR has unique demands. Discover the challenges and the platform capabilities to solve them.

June 30, 2026·7 min read
9 Performance management automation tools & best practices
Marianne DavidMarianne David

Workforce Management, Performance Management, and Recruitment

Performance management automation: Tools and best practices

Performance management automation addresses three converging pressures in 2026: distributed hybrid teams at scale, rising expectations for continuous feedback, and constrained HR bandwidth. Automating repeatable tasks speeds review cycles, ensures consistent evidence capture and frees managers to spend time coaching rather than compiling paperwork. The business case for automating performance reviews Faster cycles: automation shortens […]

February 26, 2026·8 min read
2 Real-time workforce optimisation
Marianne DavidMarianne David

Workforce Management, Performance Management, and Recruitment

Real-time workforce optimisation strategies that scale

Workforce optimisation strategies now include real-time optimisation: continuous forecasting, adherence monitoring and automated interventions that extend traditional workforce management (WFM) beyond weekly cycles. Real-time workforce optimisation ingests live attendance and demand signals to update schedules, trigger shift-fill workflows and surface coaching opportunities within the same operating day. What ‘real-time’ means for scheduling, analytics and HR […]

February 4, 2026·7 min read
Baurs
Marianne DavidMarianne David

Workforce Management, Performance Management, and Recruitment

Leading with empathy: Ken Vijayakumar on building careers not just jobs at Baurs

https://youtu.be/lZM78eGOuBY Ken Vijayakumar, Senior General Manager – HR, Admin, Purchasing & Sustainability at Baurs Sri Lanka, has played a key role in shaping Sri Lanka’s HR industry over the last three decades. In this interview with ‘MiHCM Leadership Lens,’ he outlines Baurs’ overall HR philosophy and its key pillars, unique HR initiatives that have had […]

January 13, 2026·10 min read
Digital Employee Experience
Marianne DavidMarianne David

Workforce Management, Performance Management, and Recruitment

The digital employee experience: A guide for HR leaders

The digital employee experience encompasses every interaction an employee has with an organisation’s digital systems and tools. It spans the full HR lifecycle—from onboarding and daily tasks to collaboration, performance tracking, and offboarding. A seamless digital experience can shape engagement, productivity, retention, and your employer brand. Over the past two decades, many organisations have moved […]

December 15, 2025·6 min read
Performance appraisal software_ The ultimate guide to performance management
Marianne DavidMarianne David

Workforce Management, Performance Management, and Recruitment

Performance appraisal software: The ultimate guide to performance management

Performance appraisal software centralises and automates employee evaluations, transforming how HR teams manage performance cycles. By adopting performance management software, organisations shift away from cumbersome paper-based annual reviews toward continuous, real-time performance management. This approach keeps goals aligned with evolving business objectives, drives higher engagement, and reduces administrative overhead. Data-driven insights power modern performance review […]

October 23, 2025·4 min read
Workforce management solutions_ Workforce and time management
Marianne DavidMarianne David

Workforce Management, Performance Management, and Recruitment

Workforce management solutions: Workforce and time management

Workforce management solutions unite scheduling, attendance, and performance metrics in one platform. These tools replace manual timesheets and scattered spreadsheets, addressing compliance risk and data silos. By integrating time attendance software with payroll engines and performance dashboards, organisations gain a single source of truth. Mobile-first capabilities let employees clock in from smartphones, while AI-driven insights […]

October 22, 2025·10 min read
Employee onboarding solutions_ A guide to streamline HR onboarding
Marianne DavidMarianne David

Workforce Management, Performance Management, and Recruitment

Employee onboarding solutions: A guide to streamline HR onboarding

Employee onboarding solutions are specialised software platforms that automate and enrich the new hire journey from offer acceptance through full productivity. These tools digitise paperwork, e-signatures, and policy acknowledgements while integrating engagement activities and compliance checks. Self-service portals let new hires complete profile setup, benefits enrolment, and policy reviews at their own pace. The impact […]

October 21, 2025·10 min read
Cloud HRIS software training: A complete learning path
Marianne DavidMarianne David

Workforce Management, Performance Management, and Recruitment

Cloud HRIS software training: A complete learning path

Why does cloud HRIS software training matter? It matters because HR teams need structured learning paths to configure environments correctly as organisations transition from on-premise systems to flexible, online platforms. Effective training addresses configuration challenges, user adoption hurdles, and ensures that organisations realise their expected return on investment. A well-designed training pathway outlines core concepts, […]

October 3, 2025·6 min read
HRIS training_ Courses and resources for HR professionals
Marianne DavidMarianne David

Workforce Management, Performance Management, and Recruitment

HRIS training: Courses and resources for HR professionals

As companies move from spreadsheets to cloud-based platforms, a gap emerges between system capabilities and user proficiency. Without targeted Human Resources Information System (HRIS) courses and HRIS workshops, users struggle with inconsistent data, manual workarounds, and low engagement. Proper training closes that gap and drives effective use. Enhanced decision-making: Trained users leverage HRIS dashboards for […]

September 30, 2025·7 min read

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