June 1, 2026
HR Summer School Is Back — And the Timing Couldn’t Be Better
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that HR professionals know well. It’s not the kind that comes from running a marathon. It’s the kind that comes…
May 18, 2026
TA livestream takeaways: The humanity premium in hiring
On the TA livestream we ran a few weeks back, I connected with Ben Eubanks, our Chief Research Officer, and George Rogers, our Chief Strategy Officer…
April 15, 2026
TA vs AI: The Truth About AI Recruiting Mistakes
Most AI failures in recruiting aren’t AI failures Most of the writing on why AI underperforms in recruiting starts with a guess. Blame gets directed at…
April 10, 2026
Transform 2026: Strategy Is the Expectation, Alignment Is the Challenge
In today’s business environment, the gap isn’t whether HR is strategic; it’s whether strategy can actually be executed at the speed the business…
March 25, 2026
The 2026 Lighthouse Tech Awards: Recognizing Technology That Delivers Real Result
In our daily work with talent leaders, HR executives, and solution providers, we see extraordinary innovation happening across the market. The…
February 5, 2026
Mythbusting: 4 Lies About Work in 2026 Recap
Recap: Mythbusting
January 31, 2025
The Future of Talent Acquisition: Adapting to 2025’s Hiring Landscape
As a seasoned HR leader recalls, a candidate once astounded them by flawlessly adapting to the company’s application process, highlighting the stark…
June 10, 2024
Cornerstone Connect 2024: Acquisitions, Product Releases, and More
In the last year, most of the conversations I’ve had with employers around trends have come down to two big themes: skills and AI. Today, I had a…
July 31, 2023
What’s New in Employee Retention, Performance, and Culture? [Livestream]
On Thursday, August 10th, our team will be hosting a special livestream to look at our brand new data on Performance, Engagement, and Culture…
September 25, 2022
HR Tech Connect Summit 2022: A few tickets left
Over the last few years, one of my favorite events has been the HR Tech Connect Summit. This year it happens on November 16-18 in Tampa, FL. This is a…
May 27, 2021
HR Tech Awards 2021: Winners Announced
Last year, our inaugural HR Tech Awards program was a chance for technology providers to show how they serve their clients. This year, an astounding…
May 10, 2021
HR Analyst Day: April 2021 Overview
Last month our team tackled another HR Analyst Day initiative, talking with more than a dozen providers across learning, talent acquisition, HR, and…
February 17, 2021
Break the Ice: Join us for HR Tech Roundtable on Feb 25th
Like many parts of the United States this week, we’re snowed and iced in here in Huntsville, Alabama. Stay safe and warm out there! Next week I’m…
January 7, 2021
How Do I Support A Remote Work Culture? A Q&A Episode On We’re Only Human
“My company is going remote because of COVID. How do I transition our culture over?” We’re Only Human — Episode 97 In today’s episode, Ben takes three…
January 7, 2021
We’re Only Human 85: Stop Apologizing For Being In HR
“We need to own what we do. We’ve been apologizing and apologetic for being in HR instead of owning what we do. Every other profession says, I’m a…
January 7, 2021
We’re Only Human 86: Working On The HR Tasks That Matter With Amit Parmar
“What really excites someone to join a company? Why do they stay at the company? Every person you talk to has a different story.” Amit Pamar, HR…
January 7, 2021
We’re Only Human 87: This Company Screens Thousands Of Candidates To Improve Inclusive Hiring Outcomes
“That hiring maanger still has a view of the candidate’s abilities and skills without being exposed to their race, gender, or ethnicity.” Scot…
December 31, 2020
Case Study: Early Talent Hiring with Yello
The following case study features Yello, a recruiting technology firm that focuses on early talent and college recruiting through a combination of…
November 5, 2020
HR Analyst Day 2020: Final Day and Closing Thoughts
If you missed it, check out what happened during HR Analyst Day: Day One and Day Two. This week I am partnering with Jessica Miller-Merrell of…
November 2, 2020
HR Analyst Day: Day One Recap (AI, Virtual Hiring, and More)
This week I am partnering with Jessica Miller-Merrell of Workology on HR Analyst Day, which is a bit of a misnomer because it’s actually running most…
October 12, 2020
Join Us October 22nd for the Next HR Tech Roundtable
This year has been, in the words of a good friend, a “dumpster fire.” So many things have gone wrong, yet the changing environment has led to some new…
August 25, 2020
How to Support Parents at Work: A Livestream Conversation
As the father of four kids ages 10 and under, the last few months of quarantine life have been interesting… And challenging. It’s one thing to say that…
August 14, 2020
HR Tech Award Winners 2020 Announced
This has been a year unlike any other, but one thing that has been steadfast in the last few months is the support that the HR technology industry is…
January 6, 2020
Announcing the HR Tech Awards Powered by Lighthouse Research & Advisory
We are announcing our new HR Tech Awards program and are excited about how it will impact the industry and support the HR tech buyer community. Learn…
November 1, 2019
Workday Rising: Machine Learning, Skills, and the New Face of HCM #wdayrising
https://twitter.com/beneubanks/status/1188881526404071424 If I could encapsulate my takeaways from the Workday Rising conference in 140 characters or…
October 11, 2019
HR Technology Conference 2019: AI Grows Up, The Data Play, and More #HRTechConf
This fall has been incredible with plenty of travel across the globe, and the coming weeks promise more of the same. One of the events that I…
July 9, 2019
Just What is “Advisory” Anyway? How We Work with Clients
Recently we’ve been getting more requests for help from a broad variety of employers and vendors in the industry. They have typically seen our research…
January 22, 2019
#SHRM #NextChat: The Future of #AI for #HR Twitter Chat
This week I am going to be doing a SHRM NextChat on Wednesday from 2-3p Central time. This is a Twitter chat where people can ask me any question or…
September 27, 2018
Key Takeaways from Saba Insight 2018 (#sabainsight18)
2018 is the year that learning and performance are finally intersecting. I’m talking with a variety of vendors that are tackling this, and one of them…
September 6, 2018
HR Tech 2018: Let’s Connect!
The HR Technology Conference is the biggest show in the HR tech space for a reason: powerful practitioner content and case studies, great vendor…
October 31, 2017
Innovation @ Work: How to Lead a HR Hackathon
Last week I had the pleasure of joining nearly 300 HR leaders from around the globe at the inaugural HCI Innovation@Work event in Scottsdale, Arizona…
October 4, 2017
Looking Forward to the 2017 HR Technology Conference
Next week brings another great HR Technology Conference to Las Vegas, and I’m excited for the week’s events. Check out my calendar below to see who I’m…
June 12, 2017
Key Takeaways from Female Founders in Growth Stage Technology (#WIGST17)
Last week I had the honor of attending the inaugural Women in Growth Stage Tech event in Chicago, and it was quite the experience. Designed to appeal…
October 3, 2016
Disruption Comes to the Analyst Community #InfluenceHR
This morning I had the pleasure of joining my HR Federation friends onstage at InfluenceHR to talk about how disruption is affecting the HR technology…
July 11, 2016
#Inforum2016: Data, Machine Learning, and IoT
This week I’m honored to be a guest at the Inforum 2016 event in NYC. The Infor team has put together a great event and there are more than 8,000…