C-Suite Perspectives The Workplace in 2025: More Hybrid Work, More Layoffs
Oct 6, 2025
29:51
Find out how business leaders and workers feel about the workplace amid uncertainty and cost-cutting.
Layoffs are on the rise, with 41% of organizations issuing them in 2025 compared with only 30% in 2024. What does this uncertain economic environment mean for human capital leaders as they try to shape resilient organizations in 2026 and beyond?
Join Diana Scott and guests Robin Erickson, PhD, head of human capital research at The Conference Board, and Matthew Maloof, researcher at The Conference Board Human Capital Center. They discuss why hybrid work is increasingly popular, how cost-cutting is affecting culture and more, and the pandemic's lasting effects on the workplace.
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