How Pacific Life is Reimagining Workflows with a Gen AI Academy
Pacific Life didn't just hand employees AI tools; they built a whole academy around it. Here's what real AI adoption looks like inside a 160-year-old insurance company.
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Out-learning the Competition by Building a Skills-Based Talent Ecosystem – CHRO of Citizens Financial Group
Success requires out-learning the competition. Discover how a $226B bank uses a skills taxonomy and AI to build a talent ecosystem where workers own their development.
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Why the Corporate Ladder Is Dead and What Replaces It – Tapestry Chief People Officer
The corporate ladder is dead. CPO Denise Kulikowsky shares how Tapestry uses non-linear "job swaps" and AI co-creation to build a resilient, brand-obsessed workforce in a volatile market.
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Strengthening the Talent Pipeline for the Future of Work with the CHRO of FM
As the Peak 65 retirement wave hits, decades of institutional knowledge are at risk. Robin Benoit, CHRO of FM, reveals her strategy to bridge the gap and scale mentorship for the future of work.
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Why Most Companies Collapse Under Change | CHRO of Markel
Most change efforts fail for one reason: leaders move faster than their people. Markel CHRO breaks down the ABCS framework, the empathy gap, and why AI makes this leadership challenge harder
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How To Build A Massive AI-Literate Workforce & Prepare For The Future of Work – Lisa Coulson, CHRO, Principal Financial Group
How do you move 20,000 people from AI fear to 90% adoption? CHRO Lisa Coulson breaks down Principal Financial’s strategy used to build a massive, AI-literate global workforce.
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Maintaining “Humanness” in a Technology & AI-Driven Workplace – W/ Ally Financial CHRO Kathie Patterson
As AI scales, the risk of losing your human-centered culture grows. Ally CHRO Kathie Patterson shares how to balance high-tech tools with high-touch leadership to keep your organization’s “humanness.”
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How Newell Brands Is Operationalizing a High-Performance Culture in the Middle of AI Disruption (CHRO Tracy Platt)
AI is redefining performance at work. Inside Newell Brands, CHRO Tracy Platt explains how the company is building AI literacy, outcome-based accountability, and a culture ready for constant change.
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Best of Q1 2026: The $1T Market Crash, Citi’s Results Mandate, and the AI Revolution at Amazon, Accenture, and Workday
Q1 2026 was a "hard reset" for work. From a $1T software sell-off to Citi’s "results over effort" mandate, the gap between legacy systems and the AI reality has collapsed. Are you ready to rebuild?
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Microsoft’s Chief People Officer Reveals the Playbook on Scaling AI Without Losing Trust
How does Microsoft lead 220k people through an AI shift? CPO Amy Coleman explains why the real unlock isn’t tech—it’s the cultural courage for even senior leaders to become beginners again.
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