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Why HCM rollouts are failing and what HR can do about it

By Katie Hickman

Your HR team is in overdrive. You are building processes from scratch and learning a system you will have to support for the next decade, all while trying to keep daily HR operations running. Meanwhile, your communications function (if you have a dedicated one) is being asked to do something they have never done or […]

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March 31, 2026

Oracle layoffs hit—via a 6 a.m. email

Weeks after predictions about coming layoffs at HR tech giant Oracle, the company laid off thousands this week in an early morning email.

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March 16, 2026

One decision-maker per team: Inside Pfizer's cross-functional operating model

Pfizer's Chief Talent Officer explains how the "pilot in command" framework scaled from nine teams to 700, and why Workday made it real.

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January 29, 2026

Amazon's layoff leak: What went wrong?

An accidental email alerted some employees to impending layoffs, as nerves were already high about job cuts at the tech giant. One expert shares why empathy and clarity need to be at the heart of any layoff communication.

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January 22, 2026

What Microsoft's layoff denial reveals about viral rumors

Microsoft's chief communications officer publicly denied rumors of mass layoffs that originated online. The incident reveals how HR leaders must now manage workforce anxiety fueled by unverified social media claims in an era of AI-driven restructuring.

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