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2025 Year-End Reflections & Future Foresight: Navigating Trust and AI in HR
foHRsight: HR, Leadership & the Future of Work
It’s New Years Day so perfect timing for this week’s episode to drop as co-hosts Mark and Naomi catch-up on their reflections on 2025 and predictions for 2026.
Key discussion topics include:
2025 Insights:
- Macro trends continued from previous year with advancement in all categories
- Erosion of trust worsened due to AI-related misinformation and deep fraud
- AI advanced significantly beyond initial expectations
- Increased nationalism and tariffs impacted global businesses
- Return-to-office mandates generated headlines vs. reality
- HR and IT functions began merging into "HI" ☺
Major Disappointments:
- CHRO role perceived as declining in C-suite value
- DEI initiatives faced significant backlash, making the topic difficult to discuss
- Return-to-office policies became overly restrictive, reverting to pre-2005 monitoring practices
Proud Moments:
- Approaching 10th anniversary in 2026
- Celebrated 150th podcast episode
- Successful collaborations, particularly "The Complete Leader" with Vanessa Chehlawi
- Community growth and strategic newsletter changes
2026 Hopes:
- Reduce divisiveness and find common ground
- Address entry-level job concerns related to AI
- Support the "tool belt generation" choosing trades over traditional academic paths
- HR operating model evolution with creative solutions
- AI integration becoming seamless in daily tools
We’re excited for many more episodes and guests in 2026!
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