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Tuesday Check-in: Broken comms, compliance chaos, and what's actually working
Plus: HR data breaches hit 82% of incidents, and why Dave Ulrich's model still matters
Inside This Issue:
Another Tuesday, another opportunity to untangle the beautiful mess that is employee experience in 2025.
While everyone's talking about AI transforming HR and shifting to real-time feedback models, we're still seeing the same fundamental challenges pop up in our inboxes: broken communication chains that cost more than anyone wants to admit, and compliance frameworks that seem to change faster than we can implement them. It's like trying to build a plane while flying it, except the plane keeps changing models mid-flight.
The good news? The most successful companies are finding ways to balance employee autonomy with meaningful collaboration, and smart practitioners are finally getting the resources they need to address these core issues.
Let's dive into what's really happening behind the curtain this week.
Oh, and check out our friends at Recrewty who are sponsoring this week's newsletter – they're doing some interesting work in the assessment space.
Featured Insights:
We've all been there – that moment when you realize your carefully crafted communication strategy has become a game of telephone played across Slack, email, and whatever messaging platform IT approved last quarter. This piece unpacks the real (and often hidden) costs when internal communications break down, from productivity losses to trust erosion.
When CVs Don't Tell the Whole Story
Let's be honest – we've all hired the perfect-on-paper candidate who turned out to be a cultural disaster. Recrewty tackles this head-on by combining psychology and AI to assess what really matters: attitude, people skills, and long-term fit. Their platform helps you see beyond the resume to understand who candidates actually are, not just what they've accomplished. For people-facing roles where soft skills drive success, it's like having a hiring psychologist in your back pocket – but faster, scalable, and without the day-long assessment marathons.
Compliance used to be about keeping up with annual updates. Now it feels like drinking from a fire hose while riding a unicycle. Our latest analysis breaks down practical strategies for staying ahead of the curve when regulatory changes seem to hit weekly, not yearly.
Fresh off the Press
Stay current with key headlines and announcements from across the industry.
From Our Vault
Sometimes the classics hit different. Ulrich's framework for balancing operational excellence, capability building, and strategic partnership feels particularly relevant as we navigate 2025's challenges.
The Extra Point
Quick Reality Check: If you're feeling overwhelmed by the pace of change right now, you're not alone. The proliferation of AI and productivity tools means we're all learning new systems while trying to maintain the human touch that actually drives employee experience.
Remember: your people don't need perfect processes, they need consistent, authentic communication and leaders who show up when things get messy.
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