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Rethinking HR Operations for the Next Era of Work

Over the past decade, HR operations have been under relentless pressure to do more with less. Faster hiring. Leaner teams. Lower costs. Better experiences. And now—AI and intelligent systems promising to “fix” it all.

But here’s the uncomfortable truth: many HR challenges aren’t technology problems. They’re design problems.

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