Seven key areas where leaders may face WFM challenges going into a new calendar year, with action items and recommendations for limiting the negative impact through technology. Actionable steps that can be taken to automate workflows, use data to make better decisions, and help guide leaders to streamline the processes to avoid costly mistakes in the new year.

Aspire 2025 showcased UKG's vision for AI-powered workforce management, not as a replacement for people, but as a tool to reduce friction and enhance impact. Inspired by our team’s firsthand experience at the conference, this recap highlights the most important product updates: Workforce Intelligence Hub, Dynamic Labor Management, Project Alto, and Strategic Workforce Planning. Organizations facing labor shortages, compliance pressures, and operational complexities need to understand how AI can help them work smarter, faster, and in a more human-centered way.

Dental and ambulatory care clinics face the same staffing challenges as hospitals, but the issues can be more critical because they have fewer resources or smaller budgets. However, there are things that smaller organizations can do that make them more nimble that a larger health system if they are strategic about their staffing plan.

Read this article to get tips and considerations for leaders to start the new year strong by assessing some of their workforce management needs.