Research Topics

The use of Generative AI in the workplace may level the playing field when it comes to skills. What will be the new category of KSA's needed to succeed?

Federated, Centralized, or Decentralized: which structure makes sense, and what roles belong in each?

What are the systems of L&D

Update to Coaching Tech Research - 2021

What skills does L&D need

AI is changing how we do performance management -- but we aren't necessarily convinced it is all good. This report would analyze the ways AI might be used in performance management, and analyze the pros and cons of the approach, using pre-existing research to understand how people might react to this new technology. Readers would learn: Which applications of AI in PM are ok, and which should you potentially stay away from? Which technologies are using AI in PM in which ways and why? How might your organization begin using AI in PM?

Every year, we survey HR and the broader employee population to understand what is happening with performance management. This would be our 2025 edition of this study. In it, we would look to understand: In what ways have perceptions of performance management changed? What is the role of AI in changing how we do performance management? What do employees most need from performance management today?

What does our latest data say about how to enable performance?

A long long time ago, in a company far away, we wrote a performance management framework. It talked about all the different components in performance management, how to think through how to use them cohesively together, and how to think about the role of technology as an enabler (not simply an automator) of PM practices. Should we write a new version? One that takes into account hybrid work, AI, generational preferences, and more? What else should we include to update such a framework? Let us know what you think!

Everyone's all a buzz about generative AI and its impact on HR Tech. But what is real and what is hyperbole? And what can we realistically expect to see coming soon? We will explore this and more in this report.

As the economy works to find its footing, how are organizations making decisions about what talent is critical, and how to develop that talent?

How are organizations truly enabling talent mobility, in each of the 5 models we identified in 2021?

What does the performance tech landscape look like? What are the trends in the space, and what should organizations be looking for when purchasing tech? This will be our Q3 2024 Tech Consortium webinar.

The 2020 murder of George Floyd kicked off a host of pledges by corporations to support DEIB efforts more strongly. Fast forward three years, and organizations have laid off DEIB leaders in droves, layoffs have disproportionately impacted employees from diverse backgrounds, and DEIB budgets (never large to begin with) have been slashed. What is a leader to do? This report is designed to understand the current challenges and how leaders might navigate them effectively, as they continue to support DEIB efforts.

With high turnover and a tight labor market in many industries, many organizations face pressure to very quickly get new employees up to speed and performing at full capacity. This can only be done if employees know the right people, have access to the right information, and feel motivated to work well. Building on RedThread's existing research into the different types of connection that are important in organizations, this research will dive into how organizations can help employees form the right connections, quickly.