McLean & Company Report Highlights HR's Critical Role in AI Adoption
Event summary
- McLean & Company released a report titled 'The Power of Human-Centricity' on October 5, 2026, during its flagship HR conference, McLean Signature 2026.
- The report reveals a gap between perceived and actual human-centric practices, with only 20% of HR teams consistently assessing AI use cases for human-centric impact.
- The report outlines three key areas where human-centricity is won or lost: technology impacts, people impacts, and organizational impacts.
- McLean & Company's HR Trends Report 2025 found that organizations with highly proficient human-centric leaders are 2.2 times more likely to achieve strategic goals.
The big picture
As AI adoption accelerates, HR leaders are increasingly tasked with ensuring that technology decisions align with human-centric values. McLean & Company's report underscores the strategic importance of human-centricity in driving organizational performance and resilience. The findings highlight a growing need for HR to move beyond stated priorities to practical, measurable actions that embed human-centric practices into AI adoption and decision-making processes.
What we're watching
- HR Influence
- How HR's role in shaping AI adoption will evolve as organizations prioritize human-centric practices.
- Technology Integration
- The pace at which companies will embed human-centricity into AI and technology decision-making processes.
- Organizational Performance
- Whether the emphasis on human-centricity will translate into measurable improvements in trust, performance, and employee retention.