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Leaders juggle a lot of demands and priorities. However, most CEOs tell me they’re highly attentive to company culture, change management, and workforce transformation in the age of AI—all areas that their chief human resources officers (CHROs) or chief people officers (CPOs) are tackling, too, notes Jennifer Wilson, cohead of the global Human Resources Officer practice at leadership advisory firm Heidrick & Struggles.

“The only other seat besides CEO that has a cross-enterprise view is the chief human resources officer,” Wilson says. “The best CHROs these days are weighing in and shaping strategy........

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