Smadar Tadmor

Everyone’s talking about   AI in HR   , but 2026 isn’t about tools ’s about   autonomous systems, motivated people, and measurable momentum. Gartner, Mercer, McKinsey, and Deloitte studies reveal there is one very clear theme across them: We’re entering the   Age of Agentic HR   - where intelligent systems don’t just support decisions, they   make and execute them alongside us. Here’s what’s coming next , and what it means for leaders who want to stay ahead. 1.From “AI adoption” to “Agentic...

Why the next era of leadership is about reflection, rhythm, and activation - not compliance. For years, organizations have been trying to listen their way to engagement. Pulse surveys, dashboards, and engagement scores became the language of culture. And yet, despite all the data, something hasn’t shifted. People still leave when they stop seeing a future for themselves. Maybe the question isn’t   how engaged are our people?   Maybe it’s   how activated are they? Because engagement measures...

“Employee Activation means designing the company so that managers, line executives, and employees can adjust, change, and redesign work around worker’s needs, suggestions, and demands.”   Josh Bersin, “Employee Activation: Redefining the Employee Survey”, 2024 The shift from engagement to activation Over the past decade, we’ve mastered the art of listening to employees. We’ve run engagement surveys, collected pulse data, and built dashboards that reveal how people feel about work. But as  ...