Change fatigue and AI: How leaders can keep teams thinking
As change fatigue sets in and AI takes on more of the work, organisational creativity specialist Dr Ken Hudson explains how small, two-minute shifts in thinking can help teams adapt.
CHRO Singapore 2026: Time saved, skills at risk, trust on the line
From productivity gains to disappearing entry-level work and the gap between what leaders and employees sees, the conversation at CHRO Series Singapore 2026 kept returning to what AI changes for people.
Why redesigning a job takes more than the equipment that prompted it
With Singapore’s workforce no longer growing and a larger foreign workforce off the table, facilities management is reshaping its frontline roles. ICFM’s Lynn Lim on multi-skilled teams, an ageing workforce, and why a robot on its own changes nothing.
Australia’s AI job impact still hard to find, Treasury report finds
Australia’s 40-year economic outlook finds AI adoption inside businesses still shallow, with no broad effects on jobs yet, but it expects many roles to be redesigned.
The technology is the easy part. Transformation stalls on the people.
Singapore’s S$400 million Enterprise Workforce Transformation Package is a bet that the workforce, not the tooling, is the missing piece of the AI.
The dull work built your senior people. Now AI does it first.
If AI absorbs the routine tasks juniors once cut their teeth on, where does the next generation of judgement come from? Dr Gary Ang, co-author of a new Asia Tech Alliance paper, on the pipeline problem HR is not yet planning for.
The tool users and the outcome-getters: Hiring’s new diving line
A wage premium for AI skills is already measurable across the region. Kazunori Fukuda, who runs Sansan in Singapore and Thailand, argues most hiring processes still cannot tell who has earned it.
AI is embedding faster than workforces are adapting, Kyndryl finds
AI adoption has surged, but confidence in workforce readiness has fallen. Kyndryl’s Dr Vishnu Nanduri explains why the gap is widening and what the organisations pulling ahead do differently.
What generative AI can and cannot do for HR, according to a Cornell professor
Cornell Professor Chris Collins discusses how generative AI’s function in human resources has already arrived as data aggregation.
Where AI takes over, where humans stay – and where work simply changes
The era of intelligentisation demands specifics, not sweeping claims – on where AI helps, where it substitutes, and where human judgment must prevail.
Early-career talent: The missing link in future-ready organisations
The path to becoming future-ready runs through early-career talent, but many organisations are deprioritising this talent pool.
Thailand studies broader early retirement scheme to reshape public sector workforce
Thailand is reviewing a voluntary early retirement scheme that could include younger civil servants, combining workforce restructuring with reskilling to modernise the public sector.
AI made work faster. It didn’t make it better.
Accenture’s global talent lead argues that most organisations have mistaken deploying AI for transforming with it – and a small group of “Talent Reinventors” is pulling away.
Your job is changing – even if you never change jobs
In an interview with HRM Asia, LinkedIn’s Aneesh Raman explains why AI is rewriting work at every level, and what it signals for how employers hire, develop and structure talent.
Four ways CHROs must redefine HR’s value as AI redefines work
Organisations need HR to help determine what work humans should do in the age of AI; here are four ways HR leaders can help define that work.
Singapore’s AI upskilling push: It is time to bring the frontline along
While AI adoption is rising rapidly in Singapore, Rachel Chen of J&T Express warns that frontline employees risk being left behind without targeted upskilling.
Singapore unveils refreshed economic strategy with workforce transformation at its core
From bold bets to career bridges – Singapore charts a new economic course with workers at its centre.
Day 1 of HR Tech Asia 2026: Workforce transformation takes centre stage in Singapore
Against the backdrop of accelerating AI change, HR Tech Asia 2026 opens in Singapore, drawing leaders to tackle the future of work.
Change management is getting more sophisticated. So, why does it feel less human?
The lived experience described by those on the receiving end of change management is remarkably consistent: cold, transactional and sometimes calculated.
IBM CHRO: Focus on AI productivity at your own risk
Exclusively pursuing AI for productivity gains will lead to strategy design that overlooks the tech’s true potential to drive enterprise growth, says IBM CHRO Nickle LaMoreaux.
81,000 people shared their dreams for AI. Here’s what HR leaders owe them
Anthropic’s massive qualitative AI study, spanning 159 countries, reveals employees’ hopes and fears are more personal than HR leaders realise.
Beyond the grid: Why GE Vernova is betting on human connection to power the future
Technology may be reshaping the workplace, but according to GE Vernova’s Reginald Miller, culture still hinges on a timeless question: are employees being heard?
Why the social contract now rests on the shoulders of the organisation
Rothman & Roman’s Communication Trend Report 2025 underscores the rising importance of human sustainability in building organisational trust.
Singapore’s tight labour market endures amid rising skills gaps and PMET restructuring
Robust hiring demand kept Singapore’s labour market tight, though skills mismatches and restructuring pressures continue to redefine workforce needs.
AI is raising the bar. HR and supply chain must raise the workforce
The World Economic Forum’s new Lighthouse cohort shows what “Talent at scale” looks like—and why manufacturers cannot afford to treat skills as a side project.
Inclusion as infrastructure: Rebuilding the AI talent pipeline
This International Women’s Day, Cloudera’s Julia Tan warns that without intentional inclusion, AI’s rise could deepen gender gaps instead of closing them.
AI’s impact is bigger than we think
Drawing on five decades in business, IWG’s Mark Dixon argues AI is not eliminating work but accelerating a new era of opportunity.
In the “messy middle”, HR must redefine value beyond tenure
In an AI-driven labour market, LinkedIn’s Ruchee Anand challenges HR leaders to rethink experience, hiring, and what truly defines value.
The compliance trap: How silence in your organisation may be masking disengagement
In times of transformation, alignment is easy to declare but turning personal change into shared purpose demands something far harder from leaders.
“Curiosity drives real change”: Why IKEA Singapore’s retail pivot starts with a leadership mindset
Behind IKEA Singapore’s digital transformation lies a bold people strategy that redefines how retail employees learn, adapt, and serve.