HRM and skills development – May 2025

What goal-oriented educated Gen Z employees really want
Research (in Dutch, 1.15 MB) by ABN AMRO (in Dutch) among 1,900 Gen Zs shows that Gen Zs with practical training have different priorities in terms of job satisfaction than their theoretically educated peers. While the theoretically educated strive for development opportunities and sustainability, vocational students primarily strive for financial security.

Six things to know about transformations today
The “2025 Chief Transformation Officer Study” (4.87 MB) by Deloitte reveals key insights into successful transformation programs, highlighting the importance of financial and human capital, experienced leadership, and continuous change management. The findings underscore the growing prominence of transformation programs in executive agendas and their critical role in driving organisational success.

Global employee engagement falls for the second time since 2009
Low employee engagement is holding back global worker productivity, according to Gallup’s latest “State of the Global Workplace” report. Global employee engagement and employee wellbeing have generally risen over the past decade. But both fell in 2024, which has implications for corporate productivity, innovation and performance. You can download the report after filling in your details.

Quiet Cracking: a hidden workplace crisis
One in five employees say they’re stuck in a persistent state of workplace unhappiness, leading to disengagement, poor performance, or plans to quit—a phenomenon that TalentLMS has coined “Quiet Cracking”. According to TalentLMS, employees need consistent training, empathetic managers and genuine recognition.

Mistakes in making employees redundant when bringing AI into the workforce
Annual research released by Orgvue reveals that 39% of business leaders made employees redundant as a result of deploying AI. Of those, 55% admit they made wrong decisions about those redundancies. You can download the report after filling in your details.

“Intelligence on tap” will transform business and everyone needs a new blueprint
A recent report (11.66 MB) by Microsoft (owner of LinkedIn and a massive investor in OpenAI/ChatGPT) describes how organisation’s AI transformation is taking place, by analysing the zillions of data points the company has access to itself.

Shifts shake up global workforce, as shown by Korn Ferry
Korn Ferry has released its “Workforce 2025 Global Insights Report” (28.44 MB), showing the shifts impacting the dynamic between employers and employees. Today’s workforce is adapting to increased mandated office returns, tighter salary increases, and less management layers. The findings are based on Korn Ferry’s annual survey of 15,000 global employees across a range of job roles, age demographics and industries.

Workplace learning: the missing lever for EU competitiveness and inclusive growth
As Europe navigates economic transformation and demographic shifts, workplace learning has emerged as an untapped driver of competitiveness and social cohesion, says Cedefop. With over 70% of EU adults aged 20–64 in employment, employers sit at the centre of a massive, yet underutilised, opportunity to upskill the workforce.

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