Honest research on the tech behind hiring, learning, and work.
I've sat where you're sitting — evaluating platforms, sitting through vendor decks, living with what happens after the contract's signed. This is where I share the unfiltered version: what actually works, what breaks, and what I'd choose if it were my budget on the line.
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HR Tech Watch · 2025–26 AI Roadmap
Who’s building what in HR tech AI
How the leading Hire-to-Retire platforms are building AI into their products — every move linked to its source.
Independent
Vendors can fund my research. They can't buy my verdict.
Battle-tested
I've built and run these systems for real organisations. I know what breaks.
Pathways, not sales
I map honest trade-offs so you choose what fits you.
22+
Years of experience across HR tech, ops & talent
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Platforms implemented — HCM, intelligence, marketplace & hiring
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Organisations where I've built and run these systems
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Articles published, unfiltered — and counting
Latest Research
Skills Architecture vs. Tech Platforms
Most skills programmes don't fail on the platform — they fail because the architecture was never decided first. Five gates to clear before you buy.
Talent Marketplaces
An internal marketplace doesn't change hiring behaviour by existing — it changes behaviour when it changes who gets to say yes. Five gates to clear before you buy.
Strategic Workforce Planning
Most workforce plans are headcount plans with better slides — capability decisions the plan never actually made. Five gates to clear before you plan.