Charlotte, NC – December 4, 2025 — HireBrain, the creator of the Hiring Enablement category and a leader in enterprise talent acquisition technology, announced today that it has won a Gold medal in Brandon Hall Group’s 2025 Excellence in Technology Awards. The company received top honors in the Future of Work: Best Advance in AI […]
New research from UNLEASH, produced in partnership with HireBrain, confirms just how significant of a problem role clarity problem has become for organizations heading into 2026. The findings show that as AI accelerates and business strategy evolves faster than ever, hiring teams continue to operate without the foundational clarity needed to make consistently strong decisions. […]
Workforce planning has returned to the spotlight again, as organizations accelerate digital and AI transformation. At HireBrain, we love the concept of tying human capital needs to key business initiatives (it is the crux of what we do), but it’s worth zooming out for some historical perspective: today’s resurgence of interest in workforce planning is […]
As organizations wrap up 2025 and begin tactical planning for 2026, HR and Talent Acquisition leaders face a dual imperative: the push toward AI-driven transformation and the pursuit of bold, strategic business goals (often framed as BHAGs, Big Hairy Audacious Goals). With ~84% of businesses exploring or using AI and a significant portion placing digital […]
Why HR Leaders Must Rethink Alignment for FY26 For many HR leaders, calendar-year planning for fiscal 2026 has begun under unusual conditions: AI is reshaping work faster than workforce plans can adapt, and executive teams are setting increasingly ambitious BHAGs (big, hairy, audacious goals), to stay ahead of the curve. Between those two forces lies […]
For years, HR and Talent leaders have been promised that AI would “revolutionize” hiring. But as organizations move into Fiscal Year 2026, it’s clear that AI’s true value isn’t in replacing recruiters or managers — it’s in augmenting human decision-making with clarity, speed, and strategic alignment. From Automation to Augmentation The first wave of AI […]
Talent leaders face a unique moment in FY26 planning. Budgets are tight, the pace of transformation is relentless, and the C-suite expects clarity on how people strategies directly drive business outcomes. The difference between those who stay relevant and those who get sidelined often comes down to the questions they ask themselves — and how […]
Every strategic hire isn’t merely a headcount, it’s part of a broader business calculus. In FY26 planning, organizations must reframe workforce/talent planning from a HR deliverable into a risk management imperative. The true cost of misaligned hiring extends far beyond budgets—it directly impacts agility, resilience, and execution. 1. Talent is Business Risk — Not Just […]