Voice of HR
powered by IA.
Insights to elevate your people strategy.
Welcome to the Voice of HR, your go-to destination for cutting-edge insights, thought-provoking ideas, and actionable strategies that will supercharge your approach to HR. In a world where the only constant is change, staying ahead of the curve is not just an option; it’s a necessity. Get ready to explore thought leadership, dive into industry trends, and discover the stories that shape the future of human resources. Your HR transformation starts here.
Voice of HR
powered by IA.
Insights to elevate your people strategy.
Welcome to the Voice of HR, your go-to destination for cutting-edge insights, thought-provoking ideas, and actionable strategies that will supercharge your approach to HR. In a world where the only constant is change, staying ahead of the curve is not just an option; it’s a necessity. Get ready to explore thought leadership, dive into industry trends, and discover the stories that shape the future of human resources. Your HR transformation starts here.
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Routinizing change: Making continuous transformation a leadership discipline
If the past five years have taught the C-suite anything, it’s that transformation is no longer episodic. It’s pervasive. Digital acceleration, AI integration, geopolitical instability, shifting workforce expectations and relentless cost pressures have collapsed the traditional rhythm of change. What used to unfold in multi-year programs now arrive in overlapping waves, yet many organizations are […]
Why going analog still matters in project and program management
As workers in a modern society embracing technology, we are surrounded by dashboards, collaboration tools, AI copilots, and beautifully polished slide decks. So it might seem a little surprising to make a case for something as simple as a whiteboard. But some of the most effective project and program sessions I’ve led recently didn’t revolve […]
When High Performance Costs Too Much
Work was never meant to cost people their health. Yet for years, the highest performers have often been those most skilled at ignoring their own limits. Endurance was rewarded. Exhaustion was normalized. Burnout became a private problem rather than a systemic one. A Turning Point In many ways, 2025 marked a turning point for workplace mental […]
Latest Perspective
If the past five years have taught the C-suite anything, it’s that transformation is no longer episodic. It’s pervasive. Digital acceleration, AI integration, geopolitical instability, shifting workforce expectations and relentless cost pressures have collapsed the traditional rhythm of change. What used to unfold in multi-year programs now arrive in overlapping waves, yet many organizations are […]
As workers in a modern society embracing technology, we are surrounded by dashboards, collaboration tools, AI copilots, and beautifully polished slide decks. So it might seem a little surprising to make a case for something as simple as a whiteboard. But some of the most effective project and program sessions I’ve led recently didn’t revolve […]
Work was never meant to cost people their health. Yet for years, the highest performers have often been those most skilled at ignoring their own limits. Endurance was rewarded. Exhaustion was normalized. Burnout became a private problem rather than a systemic one. A Turning Point In many ways, 2025 marked a turning point for workplace mental […]
The future is…weird.
In hindsight, I should have been a futurist. There’s something exciting about always looking ahead, imagining how society will adapt to emerging technologies and trends, and predicting the impact they will have on work. And the absolute best part about being a futurist is that no one can ever tell you that you’re wrong. If […]
Industry conferences and the art of relevancy
As I type this, I am on my way to host a panel at the ERE Recruiting Conference in San Diego. It’s my first conference since last Fall’s HR Tech, which is an anomaly for me. Back in the day, I would attend and speak at several conferences a year, and I always appreciated the […]
Spring break, IA-style
I love my job and I love my IA family! I love working with our clients, helping them work through difficult problems, challenging them to think differently about their work. And because I love my job so much, I work…a lot. In fact, everyone at IA tends to give their all to our clients, leaving […]
FROM MARK February has a way of removing illusion. The holiday glow is gone, the ambitious January declarations have met the calendar, and the year is no longer theoretical, it’s operational. If January is where we set intentions, February is where those intentions meet email, meetings, and the quiet realization that “new year, new me” […]
FROM MARK Life presents a series of milestones that imbue a wide litany of unique and ever-changing emotions. Ranging from the raising of a celebratory glass to a tear-filled remembrance, they often conjure a multitude of reactions that can seem at odds. These anniversaries are intensely personal and often quite public, forcing us to react […]
FROM MARK There’s a certain clarity that comes at year’s end and it has me thinking about the road we have all taken to arrive here. 2025 was a year that rarely stayed still. It surprised us, stretched us, and at times demanded more creativity and resilience than any of us anticipated. Yet even in […]
Upcoming Events
BenefitsPRO Broker Expo
Join Mark Stelzner for his session How To Lead During Tumultuous Times.
A panel of top benefits and health care professionals will offer their advice and insights into how to lead through difficult times. They’ll share the challenges they’ve faced as leaders and innovators, along with some practical strategies they use to lead their own teams to success.
Transform Conference 2026
Truly think about the title of this session: “Everyone Wants Transformation. Nobody Wants to Fix the Basics.” As someone who works with leaders across some of the most complex organizations around the world, this is the truth we can’t ignore.
On March 24th at 1:30pm PDT, Jill Larsen of Synopsys Inc, Katrina “KT” Thornton (She/Her/Hers), DSL of Lamps Plus and IA’s Mark Stelzner will take the stage at Transform, and we hope you’ll join us. As we’ll discuss, real change rarely starts with big ideas; it starts with fixing what should have worked in the first place.
Upcoming Events
Join Mark Stelzner for his session How To Lead During Tumultuous Times.
A panel of top benefits and health care professionals will offer their advice and insights into how to lead through difficult times. They’ll share the challenges they’ve faced as leaders and innovators, along with some practical strategies they use to lead their own teams to success.
HR Resources
The Biggest Project Risk You’re Ignoring
When companies bring us in to lead a project or program, it’s often because something is stuck. The strategy is sound, resources are in place, and people are working hard, but progress is slow, inconsistent, or stalling altogether. Nine times out of ten, the issue isn’t commitment or capability. It’s clarity. Clarity of scope and […]
Contract renegotiation tips
In this 12 minute video, Mark Stelzner shares reasons why you might need to renegotiate with your providers, how to prepare for the conversation, and what elements should be part of the discussion.
Standard HR Processes
Ready to make some changes to your HR approach but don’t know where to start? We recommend you begin by mapping your current processes, starting with these more common HR processes.
HR Resources
When companies bring us in to lead a project or program, it’s often because something is stuck. The strategy is sound, resources are in place, and people are working hard, but progress is slow, inconsistent, or stalling altogether. Nine times out of ten, the issue isn’t commitment or capability. It’s clarity. Clarity of scope and […]
In this 12 minute video, Mark Stelzner shares reasons why you might need to renegotiate with your providers, how to prepare for the conversation, and what elements should be part of the discussion.
Ready to make some changes to your HR approach but don’t know where to start? We recommend you begin by mapping your current processes, starting with these more common HR processes.