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Research Report March 2026

The State of AI Hiring 2026: How Talent Intelligence is Reshaping Recruiting

Our comprehensive analysis of AI-powered hiring in 2026 — covering adoption trends, skills-based hiring, psychometric assessment, bias mitigation, EU AI Act compliance, and the rise of talent intelligence platforms. Includes data from SHRM, Gartner, McKinsey, and peer-reviewed studies.

AI & Operations 2026-06-05

The 30-Minute Manager Inbox: HBR's May 25 Fosslien–West Duffy Brief Names the Review-Throughput Constraint Mid-Market Ops Is Manufacturing With Every AI Rollout

HBR's May 25 brief: 'every 30 minutes, someone creates something I have to look at.' Why mid-market AI rollouts engineer queueing collapse before ROI shows up.

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Dr. Sarah Liu

AI & Operations 2026-06-04

The 3%-of-Payroll People-Data Tax: Korn Ferry's New 1,600-Leader Survey Names the Fragmentation Cost Mid-Market Ops Will Amplify, Not Cure, by Stacking the Next AI Agent on a Disconnected Stack

Korn Ferry's 1,600-leader survey: 99% say disconnected people-data hurts financials, 80%+ peg it at 3% of payroll. Why adding an AI agent amplifies the tax.

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Dr. Sarah Liu

AI & Operations 2026-06-03

The 47.5% Role-Conflict Variance: Sawhney's New Journal of Vocational Behavior Meta-Analysis Names the Retention Driver Mid-Market AI Rollouts Are Quietly Manufacturing

Sawhney's 60-year, 800K-worker meta-analysis pins 47.5% of burnout and quit-intent variance on role conflict — the variable AI rollouts are quietly manufacturing.

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Dr. Sarah Liu

AI & Operations 2026-06-01

The 3x Training Multiplier: Mobile Mentor's May 20 Endpoint Ecosystem Study (N=2,500) Names the Role-Specific AI Lever Mid-Market Ops Still Hasn't Funded

Mobile Mentor's May 20 Endpoint Ecosystem Study (N=2,500) finds role-specific AI training drives a 3x value lift while 48% got none. The Q3 implication for mid-market ops.

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Dr. Sarah Liu

AI & Operations 2026-05-31

The 17/22/30 Manager-Modeling Lift: Microsoft's May 5 Work Trend Index Sub-Study (N=1,800) Names the AI Lever Mid-Market Ops Hasn't Mandated

Microsoft's May 5 WTI sub-study (N=1,800) finds manager AI-modeling lifts perceived value 17 pts, critical thinking 22 pts, trust 30 pts. Only 26% of AI users see aligned leadership.

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Dr. Sarah Liu

AI & Operations 2026-05-30

The 54% Quit-Odds Lever: HBR/M&SOM's New 420-Nurse, 26-Month Study Names the Responsibility-Anchor Mid-Market AI Rollouts Are Quietly Disabling in Knowledge Roles

A new 420-nurse, 26-month M&SOM study finds 10% more primary responsibility cuts voluntary quit odds 54%+. Most AI rollouts strip the anchor.

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Dr. Sarah Liu

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