Hacking HR’s People & Culture Strategy Institute (PCSI) is becoming a credentialing institute for HR.

With a formal certification development process, governance standards, subject matter expert validation, live remote proctored exams, and a growing portfolio of professional certifications designed specifically for HR and people leaders.

CERTIFICATIONS are NOT learning programs.

Certifications are assessments of competence, grounded in science, governed independently, and designed to actually mean something in the real world. And that’s what we are bringing to you.

Every PCSI certification moves through five formal phases before it ever reaches a candidate.

It starts with research and scoping. Then framework development. Then expert validation, where practicing professionals review the competency framework and confirm it reflects how the work is actually done. Then item development, where assessment questions are built and tested for alignment with the validated framework. Then launch, pilot testing, and ongoing maintenance.

Nothing ships without formal review at every stage. As opposed to other institutions and their HR certifications, our development data is publicly available. Item counts, domain weights, coverage metrics, validation records. All of it. Because transparency is the foundation of how we build these credentials.

The assessment framework for each certification is built through job task analysis. This is what it means to build a credentialing institute that actually serves the profession.

PCSI-GSAIL: Global Strategic AI Leadership launches June 1, 2026.

PCSI is the first credential in the world designed to validate strategic leadership capability in AI adoption, governance, and workforce transformation for people and culture functions. It covers seven domains: human-centered judgment and AI ethics, strategic AI leadership and workforce value, cross-functional influence and coalition-building, AI capability as organizational infrastructure, workflow redesign and human-to-AI operating models, responsible AI governance and risk, and execution systems and leadership oversight.

PCSI-GSAIL tests what HR leaders are actually responsible for: setting direction, governing AI responsibly, managing risk, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring AI delivers real and sustainable value for their organizations and their people.

The exam is currently in item development. Preparation materials are already live in the Candidate Portal for Premium+ members. Launch is June 1, 2026.

Learn more: https://certifications.hackinghrlab.io/certifications/pcsi-gsail

This matters and we want to say it clearly.

A Hacking HR Premium+ membership is $359 per year. That membership includes one exam attempt for any certification in the PCSI portfolio. Preparation materials, including the Candidate Handbook, Study Guide, and Practice Guide, are included. No separate purchase required. And we will offer training programs as well, all included in the membership.

Hacking HR has always been built on the belief that great learning and great credentials should be accessible to every HR professional on the planet, not just those with large training budgets or employer reimbursement. PCSI is the fullest expression of that belief.

This Is the Beginning.

Three certifications. A formal credentialing institute. A rigorous development process. An affordability model built for global access. And a commitment to keep building credentials that reflect the real work HR leaders are doing right now and will be doing in the years ahead.

This is what PCSI is. And we are just getting started.

Explore everything at https://certifications.hackinghrlab.io/

Thank you.

Enrique Rubio
Founder and CEO
Hacking HR

Hacking HR’s People & Culture Strategy Institute is launching three Mini-Master Degree programs. All of these programs are included in our Premium+ Membership, at no additional cost!

Twenty weeks of immersive, applied learning built for HR and people leaders who are ready to operate at a higher level.

Here's what's available:

All three programs are led by the People & Culture Strategy Institute, the academic arm of Hacking HR, and guided by a global faculty of HR leaders, executives, and practitioners.

Seats are limited. If one of these programs is right for you, now is the time to register.

Registration is open for Hacking HR’s annual signature AI event for HR: AI in HR Experience Summit Virtual (June 17–19, 2026) — 100% virtual, 100% FREE.

We’ve designed dozens of expert-led panels to help you navigate from uncertainty to action over three days, each with a focused theme.

DAY 1 - Strategic Leadership and AI Readiness: From uncertainty to direction in the age of intelligent systems.

DAY 2 - Execution, Work Design, and Scaling: Turning ambition into systems that work under real conditions.

DAY 3 - Governing, Protecting, and Sustaining AI at Scale: From experimentation to responsibility, ensuring AI strengthens trust, accountability, and long-term value.

If you want to experience these conversations in person, we have one more seat at the table.

The AI in HR Experience Live takes place on June 16 at 1 Basinghall Avenue, London, one day before the virtual summit begins.

It's a high-intensity day of 30–40 minute sessions covering AI Leadership, Readiness, Governance, Work Design, Trust, and Responsible Scaling, with speakers from Microsoft, Imperial Brands, Moody's, and more.

Sessions span everything from leadership in the age of intelligent systems and diagnosing readiness gaps, to agentic workflows, accountability in AI-augmented work, and proving measurable ROI in 2026.

• Single Pass: £199 (Save £150)
• Team Pass: £499 (Save over £500)

🌟 Team registrations available. Reply to this email, and we'll take care of you. 🌟 50% OFF (only until the end of March) with code: HACKINGHRSPECIAL

Fractional HR roles have grown threefold since 2022, and more than 60 percent of HR leaders are now exploring non-traditional work arrangements.

What would it look like to move from supporting a business to start building your own?

The LaunchHR Summit on May 20 and 21 is a virtual, two half-day event co-produced by Hacking HR and Fractional People People, built for HR professionals ready to have that conversation honestly and practically. The program runs from keynotes and panels featuring leaders who have already made the transition to hands-on workshops on offer design, pricing, and client acquisition.

Early bird tickets are $99 through April 30. Take an additional 20% off as a member of the Hacking HR community: LAUNCHHRSAVE20.

The event is fully virtual and deliberately confidential, so you can engage without performing certainty you do not yet have. Details and registration at launchhrsummit.com.

Thousands of HR executives will gather at these upcoming summits in 2026 to shape the future of work:

If your company provides solutions in HR tech, benefits, people analytics, DEI, or workforce strategy, these events are your opportunity to connect with the exact decision-makers who control HR budgets and are actively searching for partners.

👉 Book an Intro Call with Laurie Baggarly: [email protected] to explore sponsorships and secure visibility at the summits where HR leaders are making buying decisions.