Yesterday’s HR playbook is showing its age. Drawing on recent M1 conversations, this Tired vs. Wired guide highlights the shifts reshaping AI, talent, succession, board reporting and the future of work.

What would it take to shift HR from delivering programs to owning outcomes? M1 peers are beginning to experiment with a product model. Here are seven practical steps CHROs can use to test the approach without reorganizing the entire function.

People leaders have more metrics than ever, but boards need more than dashboards. This article explores how CHRO and talent leaders can connect people strategy to business outcomes, risk, succession readiness, AI impact, and board confidence through a clearer chain of evidence.

AI is no longer just testing HR’s tech fluency. It is testing leadership imagination. Recent M1 conversations suggest the next challenge is not simply using AI to optimize work, but having the courage to redesign the operating model around what AI now makes possible.

As summer gets underway, we asked members of the M1 community what they are reading, listening to, and recommending right now. Whether you are looking for something reflective, practical, story-driven, or smart, this list is a good place to start.

Succession planning is moving beyond replacement charts. Recent M1 conversations suggest CEOs and CHROs now need it to answer a bigger question: whether the business has the roles, capabilities, and leadership capacity required for the future it is trying to build.