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AI, talent shortages, and distrust: These are the biggest challenges HR pros are bracing for in 2025

HR Brew

We are committed to addressing these challenges by investing in advanced collaboration tools, promoting flexible work policies, and creating initiatives that foster a sense of belonging and connection among all employees.”—Leslie

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This HR leader is applying her career lessons to finding and retaining workers in construction

HR Brew

For the former, she’s launched initiatives including educating elementary and middle school students about a career in construction, and for the latter she’s focused on developing supervisors’ coaching skills with their own staff. Coaching and mentoring our managers. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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The new ‘hushed hybrid’ buzzword points to the real, ongoing challenges of RTO

HR Brew

It’s unclear how widespread “hushed hybrid” is—Joe Galvin, chief research officer at executive coaching organization Vistage, told Inc the trend highlights an emerging behavior in hybrid cultures but is not too common. Some research indicates that allowing managers to set work arrangement policies for individual teams is good for business.

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Brokers: 5 HR Trends to Guide Your 2025 Strategy

Extensis

The need for AI policies and cybersecurity readiness : AI-powered applications are new, meaning clear and comprehensive policies surrounding their usage must be developed. As a result, in 2025, organizations will prioritize coaching and training their management staff. And unfortunately, AI-driven cyberattacks are on the rise.

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HR is still navigating RTO, nearly five years after the pandemic began

HR Brew

Think of it as leaders yearning for the workplace of their past, Leena Rinne, VP of coaching solutions at Skillsoft, told HR Brew. Whether you’re the employee on the receiving end of the policy or you’re the HR leader on the enforcing end of the policy, everyone needs to understand and accept the other person’s perspective,” Hooks said.

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Employee Coaching Is a Form of Accountability

HR Bartender

In fact, I was conducting a training session with a group of managers recently and someone asked about having HR in the room when managers are coaching employees. My thought on this is “No, HR should not be in the room” when a manager is coaching an employee. But not coaching. Coaching isn’t punishment.

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Tech company Kaseya credits YOY drop in attrition to its RTO policy

HR Brew

While employees at organizations with strict RTO policies have a lower intent to stay than their industry colleagues, according to Gartner , employers requiring in-person attendance believe it’s good for networking, productivity, and engagement, the Washington Post reported.