NCHRA : The 11 Trends for HR in 2026

Matthew Burr 
Instructor: Matthew Burr 
Date: Thursday March 12, 2026
Time:

10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT

Duration: 60 Minutes
Webinar Id: 25698

Price Details

Live Webinar
$150. One Attendee
$290. Unlimited Attendees
Recorded Webinar
$190. One Attendee
$390. Unlimited Attendees
Combo Offers   (Live + Recorded)
$289 $340   One Attendee
$599 $680   Unlimited Attendees

Unlimited Attendees: Any number of participants

Recorded Version: Unlimited viewing for 6 months (Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)

Overview:

The world of work is evolving faster than ever, and HR leaders are at the center of this transformation.

This webinar explores NCHRA’s 11 key HR trends for 2026, offering practical insights into how organizations can prepare for the future of work while balancing technology, talent, and human values.

The session will examine how AI, skills-based workforce models, people analytics, employee well-being, DEI accountability, and new leadership paradigms are reshaping HR’s role from operational support to strategic business partnership. Participants will gain a clear understanding of emerging priorities, challenges, and opportunities that HR professionals must address to stay relevant and future-ready.

Designed for HR leaders, practitioners, and business stakeholders, this webinar will provide actionable takeaways, real-world perspectives, and strategic frameworks to help organizations adapt, innovate, and lead confidently into 2026.

Areas Covered in the Session:

  • AI Transformation in HR
  • Ethical and Regulated Use of AI
  • Workforce Redesign for the Human-Machine Era
  • Employee Engagement and Retention Challenges
  • Hybrid and Flexible Work Models
  • HR as a Strategic Business Partner
  • Flattening Organizational Structures
  • Focus on Employee Well-being and Benefits
  • Data-Driven HR and People Analytics
  • Leadership Development in Uncertain Times
  • Marijuana in the Workplace

Who Will Benefit:

  • All

Speaker Profile
Matthew Burr has over 16-years of experience working in the human resources field, starting his career as an Industrial Relations Intern at Kennedy Valve Manufacturing to most recently founding and managing a human resource consulting company; Burr Consulting, LLC, Talentscape, LLC and Co-Owner of Labor Love, a Labor, and Employment Law poster printing company. Prior to founding the consulting firm, the majority of his career was heavy industry manufacturing and healthcare.

He specializes in compliance auditing, training labor and employment law, conflict resolution, performance management, labor, and employment relations. Matthew has a generalist background in HR and operations, while providing strategic HR and operational solutions to his clients, focusing on small and medium sized organizations. He works as an Adjunct at Alfred State University, Tompkins Cortland Community College, and The College of St. Rose.

He successfully designed an HR Concentration in the business management major that aligned with both SHRM and HRCI certifications, providing opportunities for students to sit for both the SHRM-CP and aPHR certifications upon completion of the degree, concentration, and internship hours as an Assistant Professor of Management at Elmira College (Retired January 2022). Matthew is also the SHRM Certification Exam Instructor, with a current pass rate of 92% on the SHRM-SCP and 83% pass rate on the SHRM-CP and a combined 88% on both exams over a 7-year period of instructing the course (Elmira College, Collin College & The College of St. Rose).

Matthew works as a trainer Tompkins Cortland Community College, Corning Community College, Broome Community College, and HR Instructor for Certification Preparation for the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). He also acts as an On-Call Mediator and Factfinder through the Public Employment Relations Board in New York State, working with public sector employers and labor unions.

PUBLICATIONS: Matthew has publications at the American Bar Association (ABA) Experience Magazine, Cornell HR Review, Business Insider, New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), PayScale, Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), and Expert 360 (in Australia). In early 2017, he published his first book, “$74,000 in 24 Months: How I killed my student loans (and you can too!),” proceeded by his second book, which was published in January 2021, “Slay the Student Loan Dragon: Tips and Tricks on How to Conquer the Student Loan Game”

VOLUNTEER WORK: Matthew is currently the New York State Society of Human Resource Management (NYSSHRM) District-Director Elect.

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

Additional Training & Development:

SHRM Workplace Coaching and Mentoring Recertification Program, 2020
SHRM Foundation Employing Abilities @Work Certificate, 2020
SHRM Foundation Veterans at Work Certificate Program, 2018
Delta County Chamber of Commerce: Delta Force Leadership Program, 2013

FEATURED IN & ON:
Matthew was featured on CNN Money, Fast Company, Fits Small Business, Fox News, Magnify Money, Monster.com, My Twin Tiers, Namely, Student Loan Hero, Smart Sheet and CEO Blog Nation, Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI), Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).

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