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Unpacking the 2026 Workplace Trends: What the Data Means for Your Organization-Executive Forum Replay

Julie Menden Episode 162

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In this episode, I’m bringing you inside our recent Executive Forum-Unpacking the 2026 Workplace Trends: What the Data Means for Your Organization.  Drawing from insights in the latest Gallup and Deloitte workforce reports, the conversation explored the growing pressure organizations face to move faster, adapt faster, and integrate AI, while employee engagement, trust, and manager capacity continue to decline. 

The key trends we focused on are:  
-Employee Engagement Continues to Decline 
-AI is Accelerating Faster Than Organizations Are Ready For 
-Speed and Agility Are the New Competitive Advantage 
-Leadership Expectations Have Expanded 

Organizations are navigating a difficult balancing act: accelerating transformation and AI adoption while maintaining engagement, trust, and healthy leadership cultures. 

If something in this conversation resonated with you, I’d  love to connect. Whether you’re navigating AI integration, leadership development, team trust, or organizational alignment, these conversations matter now more than ever. 

Reports Referenced in this episode:
Gallup 2026 State of the Global Workforce Report
Deloitte 2026 Global Human Capital Trends Report


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