Lead the Future of Talent Management

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Discover how talent management leaders can support 2026 CHRO priorities

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Strategic priorities for talent management leaders

As organizations navigate a future where AI is a viable alternative to human talent and the employment deal shifts, talent management leaders must support their Chief HR Officers (CHROs) in aligning talent strategies with key business goals.

Download the Gartner 2026 Talent Management Initiatives to get a strategic framework to address these challenges and get insights on how to:

  • Shape better HR-AI value by revolutionizing HR with a product-aligned talent function.
  • Deliver skills intelligence to shape work in the human-machine era through updated workforce and talent planning.
  • Redefine critical roles by mobilizing leaders for growth in an uncertain world with a new leadership profile.
  • Update performance management strategy to address culture atrophy and drive productivity.

How Gartner supports talent management leaders

Strategic workforce planning

Strategic workforce planning

Use frameworks and benchmarks to forecast workforce needs, close skill gaps and align recruiting strategies with business goals.

Employee experience innovation

Access insights to enhance engagement and retention, and leverage new technologies to create impactful employee experience programs.

Talent analytics and technology adoption

Get guidance on selecting and implementing talent analytics and recruitment technologies to improve hiring outcomes and ROI.

Change navigation and organizational transformation

Use playbooks and resources to manage organizational change, build agile cultures and communicate effectively during transformation.

Trending insights for talent management leaders

Talent management questions Gartner can help answer

Based on Gartner research, talent management leaders should be aware of the below trends in order to address the evolving landscape:

  • AI triggers questions about the future of HR
  • AI is seen a viable alternative to human talent
  • Organizations walk a growth-efficency tightrope
  • The employement deal shifts to "give more, expect less" 

A world-class talent management leader has a comprehensive set of capabilities across several domains, including:

  • Business acumen. Understanding industry, organizational and financial knowledge.

  • Business strategy development. Ability to sense and forecast workforce capability needs, influence business strategy and build diverse talent pipelines.

  • Data judgment. Competence in data foundations, interpretation and storytelling.

Developing an Effective Talent Management Process

White Lodging worked with Gartner to design a new talent management process, reducing turnover, increasing engagement and improving performance across a workforce of more than 6,000 employees.

Drive stronger performance on your mission-critical priorities.