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Surveying leaders at our portfolio companies on pressing issues
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CTOs - Q3 2024
CTOs - Q3 2024
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CHROs - Q1 2024
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CHROs - Q1 2022
Hybrid work, 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
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Work modality in 2023
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Upside/downside of hybrid work in 2023
Compensation & benefits
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Strategies companies employed to retain workers
Culture & employee experience
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Top challenge CHROs face this year
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Top area of focus for CHROs this year
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Mindset of companies’ workforces
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State of companies’ cultures
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Companies’ approaches to strengthening engagement and culture
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Despite layoffs, talent is still king
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Companies that had layoffs in the past year
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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 2023
06 of 12
Upside/downside of hybrid work in 2023
07 of 12
Strategies companies employed to retain workers
08 of 12
Top challenge CHROs face this year
09 of 12
Top area of focus for CHROs this year
10 of 12
Mindset of companies’ workforces
11 of 12
State of companies’ cultures
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Companies’ approaches to strengthening engagement and culture