9 Trends Shaping the Future of Work in 2025

To access the 2025 future of work trends research, see:
https://www.gartner.com/en/human-resources/trends/future-of-work-2025-toolkit


 


Entering 2025, organizations face a host of environmental shifts,
such as economic uncertainty, changing workforce demographics and
continued AI innovation. As CHROs set their strategies for 2025,
they must help their organizations navigate unforeseen challenges
by considering the newest developments in the world of work. In
this episode of the Talent Angle, Gartner’s Peter Aykens and
Emily Rose McRae share nine future of work trends that
will shape HR in 2025.


 


Peter Aykens is the chief of research for Gartner’s HR practice.
Aykens is responsible for building and leading research teams
within the practice to address clients’ key initiatives. Before
his current role, he spent over 25 years at Gartner leading
research teams focused on banking and financial services
strategy, producing numerous studies that addressed business
strategy, channels, marketing, customer experience and product
challenges. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science
from St. Olaf College, a master’s degree in international
politics from Aberystwyth University (formerly known as the
University College of Wales, Aberystwyth), and a master’s degree
and a doctorate in political science from Brown University.


 


Emily Rose McRae advises CHROs and other C-suite executives on
the future of work and workforce transformation. Emily
Rose’s core focus areas include emerging technologies (such as
GenAI) and their impact on work and the workforce, new employment
models, evolving employee expectations, flexibility for frontline
workers, and the aging workforce. She also helps executives
with workforce planning to anticipate and prepare for
these changes, creating an enterprisewide future of work
strategy, and creating and iterating on hybrid
work strategies and the role of the office.


 






Caroline Walsh is a managing vice president in Gartner’s
HR practice. Her teams help HR leaders build and execute
talent, diversity, rewards, and learning strategies and
programs. Caroline has also led Gartner research teams on
commercial banking strategy and leadership. She holds a
bachelor’s degree in East Asian studies from Columbia
University, and a master’s degree in public affairs from
Princeton University.