In more than one phone call with customers, vendors, or other analysts in the HR technology industry, I’ve heard the claim that it’s hard to do business in the state of California. According to these conversations, the state is riddled […]
#HRTechChat: David Edwards on the “Last Mile” from Data to Decisions
In this episode of #HRTechChat, Nicole Roberts (Senior Analyst & Advisor, 3Sixty Insights) is joined by David Edwards—strategic workforce planning practitioner, advisor, and author of The Strategic Workforce Planning Handbook—for a candid conversation about the gap between SWP theory and […]
#HRTechChat: Aman Kaur-Shaik on Why AI Adoption in HR Starts with Knowledge, Data, and Culture
In this episode of #HRTechChat, Dylan Teggart speaks with Aman Kaur-Shaik—HR Director at Nutrien, member of the 3SixtyInsights Global Executive Advisory Council, and a 2024 Global Top 100 HR Executive—about what it really takes for organizations to adopt AI successfully. […]
Monthly Research Recap | February 2026
Recent Research: Research Agenda: Workforce Strategy, HR Enablement & HR Technology in an AI-Augmented World Nicole Roberts’ research agenda examines how workforce strategy, HR enablement, and HR technology are evolving as AI and automation reshape how work is performed and […]
Infographic: California Compliance – What’s the Difference and Why It Matters
California is increasingly operating under labor structures that require employers to manage compliance with far greater precision than federal standards alone. Higher minimum wages, daily overtime thresholds, and strict meal and rest break requirements mean compliance is no longer just […]
Nicole Roberts Contributes Analyst Perspective to HR Voices 2026 Compliance Report
As HR compliance grows more complex in 2026, Nicole Roberts, Principal HR Industry Analyst at 3Sixty Insights, emphasizes a critical reality: compliance technology is only as effective as the expertise guiding it. In the HR Voices: 2026 Regulatory Transformations and […]
Market Alert: The EU’s New Pay Transparency Directive
The EU Pay Transparency Directive is a new set of rules that says companies operating in the European Union must be more transparent and consistent about pay, particularly to reduce unfair pay gaps, most notably gender pay gaps. Instead of […]
Research Agenda: Workforce Strategy, HR Enablement & HR Technology in an AI-Augmented World
Analyst Overview Nicole brings more than 20 years of senior HR leadership experience, including serving as Chief People Officer and the first HR executive at several high-growth, private-equity–backed, and multi-site organizations. She has built HR functions from the ground up, […]
Analyst Insight: From Skill to Practice – Why Manager Enablement Is Becoming HR’s Most Critical System Design Challenge
In a recent HRTechChat podcast conversation with Jeff Smith, PhD, COO of AI-powered performance management platform 15Five, a consistent theme emerged: the future of performance management and manager enablement will not be driven by more training, frameworks, or one-time interventions. […]
#HRTechChat: Do More With Less Is Breaking Managers (and What to Do About It) — with JD Dillon
In this episode of #HRTechChat, Dylan Teggart is joined by JD Dillon—advisor, speaker, and author of The Modern Learning Ecosystem—to unpack the “do more with less” reality shaping work in 2026 and why managers are taking the brunt of it. […]
LinkdedLive: HR Bytes Workbreak | February 12th @ 12pm Eastern
Join 3Sixty Insights’ Nicole Roberts for an upcoming LinkedLive as they bring brief, digestible bytes on the 𝗛𝗥 𝗕𝘆𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸. They will dive into the latest trends and innovations shaping the now and next of HR. They will also […]
Monthly Research Recap | January 2026
Recent Research: Market Alert: Four Months In – What’s Really Taking Shape at Clari and Salesloft Four months after announcing their merger, Clari and Salesloft are signaling a disciplined, customer-first approach that prioritizes long-term value over rapid consolidation. Rather than […]
HR Must Speak the Language of the Business or Be Excluded from the Decisions That Matter
HR leaders are not lacking insight, empathy, or strategic intent. What often limits their influence is not the absence of data, but the absence of shared language with the executives making organizational decisions. Even when HR has the right information, […]
When Organizational Change Becomes Organizational Damage
Over the past several months, I have been sharing a series of posts and videos focused on what I believe is one of the most troubling issues facing organizations today. It is not change itself. Change is necessary. In fact, […]
Community, Purpose, and the Time AI Gives Back
If you had ten more hours a week starting tomorrow, what would you do with them? Why not start now? A Hundred-Year-Old Warning About the Future of Work In 1930, right in the middle of the Great Depression, John Maynard […]
AI Onboarding Is Becoming as Important as Employee Onboarding
AI is on, but the value is inconsistent. Across GTM teams, AI is everywhere. Copilots draft messages, models prioritize accounts, systems suggest next best actions, and forecasts increasingly rely on machine-driven insight. And yet, a familiar refrain keeps surfacing in […]
The Hidden Cost of Organizational Restructuring: A Caution to Executive Leaders
Early in the year, many executive teams confront what feels like an unavoidable reality: organizational restructuring. Budgets reset. Strategies are revisited. New leadership arrives. Pressure mounts to fix what is not working and accelerate progress toward new goals. On the […]
When Enterprise Social Became the New Press Release Wire
Remember when social media felt creative? When brands experimented in public. When posts sounded human. When the goal was to learn what resonated, not just to avoid what might blow up. Maybe that’s just showing my age, or maybe it’s just having experienced a change in the way brands […]
Council Guest Post: HR Transformation – Implementing Agile Methodologies within HR for Flexibility and Responsiveness
Transforming Human Resources for the Modern Era Introduction In an era where change is the only constant, traditional Human Resources (HR) practices often struggle to keep pace with the dynamic nature of modern business environments. Agile HR practices offer a […]
GTM Innovators: Why AI Is Making Average Marketing Easier and Great Marketing Rarer
AI has made it easier than ever to produce content, launch campaigns, and optimize performance at scale. But has it actually made marketing better? In this episode of GTM Innovators, Kyle James sits down with Joey Lai, B2B Marketing Director at Mastercard, for a candid and […]