Inside the 2025 Deloitte Human Capital Trends Report

In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, we’re joined by Kyle Forrest, U.S. Future of HR Leader at Deloitte. Kyle unpacks key insights from Deloitte’s 2025 Global Human Capital Trends Report, based on responses from 13,000+ professionals across 90 countries.

He explains how leaders can navigate tension between human and business outcomes, why 40% of work is wasted on non-value tasks, and how organizations are rethinking the role of managers, AI, and workforce experience. If you’re leading transformation or planning for the future of work, this episode is your roadmap.


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Episode highlights

00:00 - Intro
03:30 - Kyle's background
08:14 - Key findings from the Deloitte 2025 Global Human Capital Trends Report
11:45 - Why should organisations automate their workforce?
14:22 - What makes this new transformation so different from those that came before
17:38 - The impact on campanies who don't make this change
19:37 - What trends in the report will have the most immediate impact
23:20 - What are the skills for tomorrow?
26:36 - How to foster collaboration between employees and AI tools
31:11 - How these trends will shape the fitire of work over the next 3-5 years


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