Future Work

Remote work has moved past debate. At Running Remote 2025, leaders shared how to design for clarity, trust, and real impact—across AI, inclusion, leadership, and culture.

Microsoft says AI is now a utility—yet only those who redesign work, train every employee as an agent boss, and blend judgment with agents will lead the next decade of performance.

Gallup’s 2025 report shows global engagement and wellbeing have fallen to pandemic-era lows. Burned-out managers are the biggest driver—impacting team output, retention, and costing billions in lost productivity.

Companies are redesigning work for joy—with cats, zen rooms, and Focus Fridays—because happiness isn’t a perk anymore, it’s the new productivity hack.

Shopify CEO says employees must prove AI can’t do the job before requesting more headcount—AI is now the first teammate, not a future idea.

Build commercially-minded teams by promoting innovation, cross-functional collaboration, and psychological safety, boosting revenue, cutting costs, and improving retention.

Gartner reveals 4 productivity myths CEOs believe in, with HR involvement boosting productivity by 11%. Addressing them could increase productivity by 35%.

Gartner research indicates that organizations focusing on potential rather than just skill proficiency in hiring practices achieve up to 1.9 times better performance outcomes.

Docebo, Starbucks, and Walmart CLO: As AI reshapes work, real-time, in-flow learning is key. Companies must shift to dynamic, skill-based growth—or fall behind.

Despite educational achievements, women still face significant barriers to career advancement, including the "broken rung" effect, lack of mentorship, and insufficient support for leadership development, requiring struct

DEI faces political and legal pushback in 2025, prompting a shift toward the FAIR framework, which prioritizes systemic equity over performative efforts.

McKinsey’s latest research shows RTO mandates doubling office attendance to 68%, while remote and hybrid work decline. However, burnout remains high (one-third of workers), and 39% still intend to quit, raising concerns

Our new report highlights that 40% of HR leaders avoid generative AI, with 35% citing AI adoption challenges and 36.5% concerned about the AI skills gap.

A Work Time Reduction and FlexOS report highlights a growing push for shorter workweeks, as employees demand fewer but more meaningful hours.

A Work Time Reduction and FlexOS report highlights a growing push for shorter workweeks, as employees demand fewer but more meaningful hours.

Let's dive into L&D trends from the TalentLMS 2024 Benchmark Report, exploring whether corporate training is keeping pace with evolving workforce demands.

The Future of Jobs Report 2025, published by the World Economic Forum, provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolving landscape of work as we approach the end of the decade.