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Sōzō Pulse
Every quarter, we survey different leaders at our portfolio companies on pressing issues. Our interactive data experience lets you explore the results in detail.
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CHROs - Q1 2023
Still searching for talent and grappling with hybrid work challenges
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Companies that had layoffs in the past year
- Yes
- No
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Percentage of the workforce that was let go
- 0-5%
- 6-10%
- 11-15%
- 16-20%
- 21% or more
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Companies that expect layoffs in the next 9 months
- Yes
- No
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Companies’ positions toward hiring
- Hiring freeze
- Only backfilling positions
- Hiring for select roles
- Hiring broadly across the company
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Strategies companies employed to retain workers
- Repriced stock options
- Offered equity swaps
- Out-of-cycle equity grants
- Out-of-cycle bonuses
- Out-of-cycle promotions
- None of the above
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Work modality in 2023
- Hybrid
- Fully in office
- Remote
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By comparison, work modality in 2022
- Hybrid
- Fully in office
- Fully remote
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Upside/downside from hybrid work in 2023
- Makes employees more productive
- Makes it harder to build culture
- Makes product development harder
- Contributes to lower turnover
- Makes it easier to build a more equitable workplace
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By comparison, upside/downside from hybrid work in 2022
- Makes employees more productive
- Makes it harder to build culture
- Makes product development harder
- Contributes to lower turnover
- Makes it easier to build a more equitable workplace
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Top challenge CHROs face this year
- Operating in an uncertain environment
- Employee morale
- Organizational design
- Retention
- Recruiting
- Other
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Top area of focus for CHROs this year
- Manager effectiveness
- Change management
- Culture
- Future of work
- Employee experience
- Recruiting
- Other
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Mindset of companies’ workforces
- Optimistic
- Engaged
- Anxious
- Fatigued
- Other
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State of companies’ cultures
- Thriving
- Functional
- Frayed
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Companies’ approaches to strengthening engagement and culture
- Raising compensation
- Increasing flexibility
- Offering more professional development
- Stressing company values
- Empowering employees to shape decisions
- Promoting DE&I initiatives
- Other
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