Deadline Alert: This is your final opportunity to pitch editorial ideas for the upcoming issue of theHRDIRECTOR magazine – Issue 254, publishing December 2025.

This is a pivotal moment for the HR profession, as organisations grapple with the accelerated impact of AI, automation, hybrid work, skills-based hiring, and evolving leadership expectations. We are seeking expert contributors with bold perspectives, practical insights, and actionable frameworks to help shape the future of HR in a technology-driven business landscape.

Submit your editorial pitch now:
https://dev.thehrdirector.com/suppliers/editorial_information/

 Editorial Theme – HR 4.0: Redefining Human Resources for the Digital Age

HR 4.0 explores the evolution of HR from a support function to a strategic, future-focused force that is critical to business transformation. This issue will cover how HR leaders can:

• Navigate the human-machine collaboration era

• Implement skills-based workforce models

• Architect inclusive and digital-first cultures

• Champion ethical AI and data transparency

• Transform HR from transactional to strategic innovation partner

We invite pitches including but not limited to:

• AI and HR strategy: Leading digital transformation, not just adapting to it

• Human-AI teaming: Preparing for augmented workforces

• Capability frameworks: Rethinking roles, skills, and leadership for the future

• Employee experience: Creating trust-driven, personalised and ethical workplaces

• Skills over jobs: Embracing the shift to skills-based talent architectures

Featured Sections for Contributions

Matrixed & Collaborative Organisations

HR must enable agile, cross-functional, and hybrid teams that thrive in decentralised and complex structures. We are looking for:

• Strategies for designing and supporting matrixed organisations

• Case studies on maintaining clarity, trust and culture in remote teams

• Insights into performance and rewards systems in non-linear environments

• HR’s role in fostering collaborative leadership and shared accountability

2030 Environmental & Sustainability Goals

With the 2030 climate targets fast approaching, we’re seeking HR-focused insights on:

• Embedding green skills and sustainable leadership

• Aligning workforce strategy with ESG and climate goals

• Building a North Star culture to weather political and economic headwinds

• Driving equitable reskilling and talent transition across sectors

Supporting the CEO & C-Suite Transformation

Explore the critical partnership between HR leaders and CEOs in navigating:

• Organisational agility and cultural resilience

• Strategic workforce planning and leadership development

• Balancing advisor roles with courageous truth-telling

• Why HR leaders rarely become CEOs—and what needs to change

Why Contribute?

Your contribution will:

• Reach an exclusive and senior-level HR audience

• Showcase your thought leadership on critical future-of-work topics

• Spark meaningful dialogue that shapes the HR agenda in 2026 and beyond

Don’t Miss Out

This is your final call to contribute to one of the most impactful issues of the year.

Submit your editorial pitch today:
https://dev.thehrdirector.com/suppliers/editorial_information/

Let’s shape the future of HR together.

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