Tag: SPARK TALENT

The Heart of AI: How Hyatt’s HR is Redefining Talent with Care and Courage

Forget chasing the latest software—the biggest challenge in the AI era is the human equation. Carlee Wolfe, Associate Vice President of Leader Development and Organizational Effectiveness at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, is tackling this head-on. She sees the future of talent management not in code alone, but in a powerful partnership between technology and organizational values.  In her […]

SPARK TALENT Day 2: HR’s 3-Part Playbook for AI, Outlier Sourcing & CX

If Day Two of SPARK TALENT gave us one clear takeaway, it’s that the future of HR is less about managing processes and more about becoming architects of organizational change and talent scouting.  Our keynotes from Ross Sparkman, Bertrand Dussert, and Blair Bennett’s hot session, didn’t just talk theory; they handed us a three-part playbook for […]

From Order-Taker to Architect: Day 1 Key Takeaways from SPARK TALENT on AI, Ethics, and Workforce Strategy

Day One of the SPARK TALENT 2025 conference delivered a unified mandate to HR and Talent Acquisition (TA) leaders: the reactive, service-provider model is obsolete. Success requires you to stop being an “order-taker” and become an “architect of the workforce.” Three powerful sessions defined the essential shifts necessary to make that change. 1. The Strategic […]

Coca-Cola’s VP of People Insights on Bottling a Perfect People Strategy

How can you do it all at once? It’s a question that rings in the mind of many HR professionals, saddled with goal after goal, and for good reason. The workload of HR professionals is mighty, and the deliverables are grand. Upholding a business model, supporting your people strategy, keeping up with everchanging legal issues, […]