HR is at the heart of business transformation, but many teams aren’t yet confident they can deliver on growing expectations. With disruptive forces, digital acceleration, and the rise of AI 🤖, the skills that make HR future-ready have never been more critical.

So—how can HR build the skills to stay relevant in an AI-enabled world?

Our partners at the Academy to Innovate HR (AIHR) have analyzed insights from over 13,000 HR professionals and identified the four skills that set future-fit HR teams apart. Explore these insights in their new report: Future-Ready HR Skills. This report highlights the four areas HR must prioritise, namely:

💼Business Acumen:

Connecting talent priorities to business outcomes.

📊Data Literacy:

Turning insights into action through storytelling and translation.

🤖Digital Agility:

Knowing what digital tools to use, when, and why

🤝People Advocacy & Execution Excellence:

Leading with values while delivering outcomes that drive strategy forward.

Ready to get a head start on the skills that will matter most in 2026?
As a SHRM Virginia & DC, you get an exclusive 20% discount on AIHR’s courses that help HR professionals build capabilities across all these four areas—from Business Acumen with their Business Partner 2.0 Certificate Program to Digital Agility with their Artificial Intelligence for HR Certificate Program, and much more!

👉 CLICK HERE to claim your special discount today and start making an impact in 2026.

Download the full Future-Ready HR Skills Report PDF here.