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Surveying leaders at our portfolio companies on pressing issues
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Layoffs & Hiring
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Companies that had layoffs in the past year
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Percentage of the workforce that was let go
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Companies that expect layoffs in the next nine months
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Companies’ positions toward hiring
Hybrid Work, Priorities, Challenges
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Work modality in 2024
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Upside/downside of hybrid work in 2024
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Top challenge CHROs face this year
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Top area of focus for CHROs this year
Culture & Employee Experience
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Mindset of companies’ workforces
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State of companies’ cultures
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Managing the workforce is:
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"Companies that don’t integrate AI into their HR operations will be left behind"
Our Analysis
CHRO Survey: Grappling with changing employee expectations
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Companies that had layoffs in the past year
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01 of 12
Companies that had layoffs in the past year
02 of 12
Percentage of the workforce that was let go
03 of 12
Companies that expect layoffs in the next nine months
04 of 12
Companies’ positions toward hiring
05 of 12
Work modality in 2024
06 of 12
Upside/downside of hybrid work in 2024
07 of 12
Top challenge CHROs face this year
08 of 12
Top area of focus for CHROs this year
09 of 12
Mindset of companies’ workforces
10 of 12
State of companies’ cultures
11 of 12
Managing the workforce is:
12 of 12
"Companies that don’t integrate AI into their HR operations will be left behind"