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2025 Global Human Capital Trends

HR, workforce, and workplace trends of the future

Deloitte Human Capital's flagship report, “Turning tensions into triumphs: Helping leaders transform uncertainty into opportunity,” features research-based thought leadership that focuses on the choices leaders must navigate to optimise human performance.

Human Capital Trends: Turning tensions into triumphs

In our 2024 Global Human Capital Trends report, we introduced the need for organisations to focus on both human and business outcomes. But progress on optimising human performance has been slow, even with new technology and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. Plus, external and internal factors are creating tensions that complicate and inhibit decision-making.

Success moving forward will require leaders to make tough choices across multiple dimensions, asking themselves key questions across three areas, color-coded to match the corresponding trends below. How leaders answer these questions—and work to find balance in the tensions they inevitably create—can enable organisations to stop waiting and start thriving in today's fast-paced and constantly changing work environment.

  • Work - How do I ensure the right work is being done in the optimal way?
  • Workforce - How do I access, develop, and motivate the necessary talent?
  • Organisation and culture - Do I have the right organisation and culture to enable performance?

The 2025 Global Human Capital Trends

Deloitte Insights: 2025 Global Human Capital Trends Report

Our in-depth report dives into the HR trends around work, workforce, organisation and culture that are changing the way we work. How will your organisation apply these trends to drive human performance?