The Covid-19 pandemic may have been the biggest blessing for some HR leaders’ careers. It may have been the biggest curse, too. As employers scrambled to respond to a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, CHROs found themselves in the spotlight. They became CEOs’ on-call experts for everything from remote work to layoffs or furloughs and employees well-being. Regarded for decades as corporate America’s red-headed stepchild, HR had been primarily focused on administrative tasks, like payroll or snooze-worthy trainings. The only time executives paid attention was when one of those tasks went wrong. This moment marked a significant shift. Since then, however, something seems to have changed, leaving CHROs’ power and influence at risk of stagnating, if not declining. For more on why the CHRO’s seat at the table might be at risk, keep reading here.—PM | 
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