For leaders navigating the tariff and market maelstrom, forecasting is nearly impossible, which can cause decisions and growth plans to stall. The stress on leaders is high but could be worse for your workforce because they have even less visibility than you do.
In Q1, increased market share and retaining and engaging existing talent were the top two CEO priorities, according to a Chief Executive poll, which also named rising costs and retaining and motivating employees as the two biggest challenges. Those have been exacerbated by current conditions. It is easy to see why getting the most from your people is both a priority and a concern. What may be less apparent though, is why the efforts you have utilized in the past are not as effective in 2025.
Much like a “superbug” that can become resistant to drug therapies over time, today’s workplace is not as responsive to the curative approaches that have worked in the past to address common barriers to business success.
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