2025: The Year Of Workforce Leadership Paradox

Originally posted on the Entrepreneur Tribune and the HR Director, written by CEO Mark Inskip.

Who said leadership was easy? Well, no one will be in 2025. A hurricane of forces, from technology to government legislation, are increasing the complexity and costs of running and building a workforce, all of which will drive the following leadership trends…

Conscious Intuition

As with the past few years Artificial Intelligence will continue to power the next industrial revolution. But it also means business leaders need second sight when it comes to deciding which candidates are using the technology to hoodwink employers and gain an unfair advantage in the recruitment process. This is particularly frustrating at a time when attracting and hiring the right people has never been more important.

As this problem intensifies in 2025, will leaders instruct HR to make the hiring process much more rigorous, through competency-based interviews, mind-blowingly accurate job descriptions and forcing candidates to do incredibly detailed presentations? Or will they simply go back to basics by meeting candidates face to face and trusting their instincts?

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Back to BAU

So, what does 2025 really mean for business leaders? Essentially, more complexity, more regulation and more cost, particularly in the hunt for talent!

Yet, two solutions are hiding in plain sight.

The first is cracking the AI and automation code to get the most from smart technologies and maximise insight from the growing data mountains. This will drive efficiency, free up your people for more productive work, and equip them with the ability to make faster, better decisions. And yes, reducing the need to hire and helping your existing employees self-manage.

The second is building a more balanced and flexible workforce by developing a strong contingent talent pool and hiring strategy. This involves not only leveraging contingent workers as last-minute gap fillers but embedding them as a strategic part of the workforce, contributing to long-term goals and innovation. With greater worker protection in place this burgeoning element of the workforce will continue to grow offering organisations a robust way to adapt to shifting demands while maintaining agility.

Ultimately, 2025 will bring a host of new challenges for leaders.

Business as usual then!

Originally posted on the Entrepreneur Tribune and the HR Director, written by CEO Mark Inskip.