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📊 HR Trends: HR Tech Firms Traxxeo and Alobees Merge
Two HR tech companies, Traxxeo and Alobees, have merged to form Eternia Group, aiming to become a strong player in digital solutions for workforce and field operations. This merger will combine strengths in time management, compliance, activity tracking, and operational planning under one umbrella. Read more.
🎧 HR Insights: Why CHROs Are Ready to Lead
An article from HR Leader describes how CHROs are evolving beyond traditional HR roles into strategic leaders with boardroom influence. CHROs are now expected to guide transformation, embed people strategy in business decisions, and act as a bridge between leadership and workforce realities.
💡 HR Tips & Tricks
Tip of the Day: Create a “platform compatibility committee” inside your HR team—a small group tasked with constantly reviewing which systems (time tracking, payroll, performance) can share data. This helps you spot overlap or integration opportunities early, rather than retrofitting later.
Trick of the Day: Run a “shadow board” exercise: invite 5 high-potential HR professionals to simulate advising the CEO or board on a strategic issue for a quarter. Let them present real proposals. This helps groom future CHROs and surfaces new thinking from within HR.
🧾 HR Case Files - Tesla’s Executive Turnover Raises Questions on Stability
Tesla has experienced significant turnover in its senior ranks, particularly among executives reporting directly to Elon Musk. This churn has fueled concerns about leadership continuity, morale, and the ability to execute long-term strategy.
Key Takeaways
High executive turnover can destabilize strategic direction.
HR must monitor leadership attrition and its knock-on effect on teams.
Succession planning and retention incentives become essential in volatile contexts.
🧰 HR Toolbox
Stay equipped with the latest HR events and resources.
Resource of the Day
A legal review clarifies that, in a recent court decision, employers are typically not liable for harassment by a coworker when it occurs off duty and off premises. However, the court also emphasized that mishandling complaints—failing to protect employees or investigate appropriately—can create exposure.
Event of the Day
The CUPA-HR 2025 Annual Conference, happening from October 5-7 at Gaylord Rockies, will bring together HR professionals in higher education and related sectors. This gathering will cover trends in compliance, talent strategy, legal issues, and institutional HR practices.
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