The C-Suite Is Called To Step In As HR Burns Out
HRDIVE, Monday, September 8th, 2025
HR is under unprecedented amounts of pressure - driving mass layoffs while sustaining culture, finding and supporting employees amid global talent wars, and helping entire organizations to adopt and adapt to developments in AI.
But just as leaders lean more heavily on HR for strategic guidance, they're also being challenged to rethink how they support the people who keep the workforce functioning.
90% of HR professionals report that they don't feel 'adequately supported at work.'
And as Hebba Youssef, Chief People Officer at Workweek described at HR event, Beyond Borders, New York, 'If your HR person isn't engaged, how can any of your employees really be engaged?'