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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Why Governance is the Biggest Challenge in Scaling Agentic AI]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ Explore why governance is the biggest challenge in scaling agentic AI, from ownership and data quality to engineered controls and responsible innovation. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ beth.brown@ssonetwork.com (Beth Brown) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Human‑Centric Leadership in a Skills-Short Environment]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ Human‑centric leadership drives performance by prioritising empathy and trust – unlocking talent, supporting wellbeing, and enabling sustainable, reg ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ drkymdavis@outlook.com (Dr Kym Davis) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Future of HR Shared Services: 5 Lessons for Leaders]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ AI is reshaping HR shared services. Explore five key lessons for building agile, data-driven, and human-centered HR delivery models ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ beth.brown@ssonetwork.com (Beth Brown) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Agentic AI: 5 Lessons for Scaling Digital Labor]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ Agentic AI insights from the 2026 enterprise conference, covering governance, data readiness, and strategies to scale digital labor successfully. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ beth.brown@ssonetwork.com (Beth Brown) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Why Finance Needs Its Own Strategy in 2026 (And How to Build One)]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ Finance needs its own strategy in 2026, moving beyond cost efficiency to make deliberate choices on where to play and how to win. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ joe@joesagrilla.com (Joe Sagrilla) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[AI Agents: The New Identity Governance Challenge for Shared Services]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ AI agents are transforming operations but create new identity governance risks, requiring strict access control, monitoring, and ownership to ensure secure auto ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ office@alexvakulov.com (Alex Vakulov) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Where Accounts Payable Leakage Hides: High-Risk Categories Finance Teams Should...]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ Discover where AP leakage hides – from returns and rebates to duplicates and pricing errors – and the high-risk categories finance teams should review. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ rachelg@bottomlinerc.com (Rachel Guttenberg) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Reflections on Shared Services and Outsourcing Week Europe 2026]]></title>
                <link>https://www.ssonetwork.com/index.php/global-business-services/articles/ssow-europe-2026-chairs-reflections?utm_medium=RSS</link>
                <description><![CDATA[ From agentic AI to claiming your seat at the C-Suite table, here are the five key takeaways from Shared Services and Outsourcing Week Europe 2026 in Estoril, P ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ eve.michell@ssonetwork.com (Eve Michell) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Built to &quot;Transform.&quot; Designed Not to Be Questioned]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ Transformation programs fail not on ideas, but governance, without independent oversight, costs rise, duplication spreads, and ROI becomes narrative. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ deborah.kops@sourcingchange.com (Deborah Kops) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 12:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[How to Build a Change Engine Beyond Communications]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ Merck Group's Jan Derek Gill shares five key lessons for building a change engine that goes beyond communications to drive lasting transformation. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ eve.michell@ssonetwork.com (Eve Michell) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[How Master Data Governance Guides the Path to Actionable Insights]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ How to transform legacy data into insights with master data governance: cleaning vendors, improving accuracy, and turning chaos into actionable decisions. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ nishchint2006@gmail.com (Nishchinth Dewar) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[AI + HI = The Only Equation That Matters in Shared Services ]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ AI alone won’t transform shared services. Discover why human intelligence, behavior change, and workflow redesign define the winners in the AI era. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ tom.sterling@coxautoinc.com (Tom Sterling) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
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