The Top 10 Workplace Trends for 2025
Dan Schawbel
LinkedIn Top Voice, New York Times Bestselling Author, Managing Partner of Workplace Intelligence, Led 80+ Workplace Research Studies
In the past year, we’ve seen tremendous change take hold in the workplace, from the embrace of hybrid offices to the explosion of GenAI to spiraling burnout. As we look ahead to 2025, the workplace is poised for another transformative year that will reshape the experiences of employees, HR teams, executives, and more.
With this in mind, Workplace Intelligence has identified 10 key trends to help equip business leaders with the information they need to make big strides in the year ahead. Built on over a decade of forecasting, Workplace Intelligence has released an annual list of the top 10 workplace trends since 2013, read by more than two million people worldwide.
These trends are based on dozens of conversations with CEOs, HR leaders, and others at the forefront of today’s evolving workplace. They’re also informed by a body of survey research that spans topics such as human sustainability, AI, financial well-being, and more. This year alone, Workplace Intelligence surveyed more than 20,000 employees, 4,000 HR leaders, and 3,000 C-suite leaders worldwide.?
In the year ahead, we can expect a mixed economic forecast. Economists anticipate broader inflation to alleviate, but wage growth will slightly decline, while job seekers can expect to be stymied by an increasingly competitive market. Across the workforce, the impacts of these conflicting forces will be keenly felt, along with rapid technological acceleration, the growing focus on sustainable practices, the demand for new workplace skills, and more.
In 2025, workplace leaders will be expected to embrace big changes while ensuring their employees are well-supported and able to adapt to tomorrow’s shifting economic and political landscape. The choices they make in the year ahead are likely to shape the workplace for years to come. These top ten trends are not just something for employers to watch for, but something to prepare for, making it possible for their employees and their business to weather the changes to come on the horizon.
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1 周Dan, thank you for these insights. A lot of these trends resonate of have been top of mind conversations with my peers and leadership. The one that stands out is transparency within organizations. While this is discussed frequently, it has become more of a buzz word and not a true reality. Hoping that this becomes a true representation of organizational culture.
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2 周Great information.
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2 周Dan Schawbel, thanks for sharing these valuable insights on future trends. ??
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2 周"Unfortunately, as more and more older workers put off or return from retirement, their younger colleagues will be impacted, edged out of jobs and promotions that could help them ascend the career ladder.11 Next year will be a telling one for both older and younger workers, as more and more baby boomers hit retirement age — but don’t yet retire." This comment resonated with me, highlighting the disconnect between Gen Z entering the workforce and their expectations of what that entails. I see the above as an opportunity to bridge the gap by fostering mentorship-driven, hands-on learning experiences. Embracing this approach could help pass down valuable skills and insights that have traditionally been shared across generations, creating a mutually beneficial environment.