2025 Workplace Trends to Watch: How Work Is Changing
Episode Description
The Wharton School management professor Peter Cappelli, Director of Wharton's Center for Human Resources, joins Wharton Business Daily to forecast 2025 workplace trends based on what took place in 2024. Topics covered include the labor market, remote work and hybrid work, return-to-office policies, employee turnover, work-life balance and company culture, the use of AI in the workplace, and expectations for the Trump administration.
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Brief Summary
Peter Cappelli discusses remote work, AI's role in jobs, and the evolving job market dynamics as we approach 2025.
Key points
- The Future of Work. Peter Cappelli discusses how the future of work mirrors the past, emphasizing gradual change.
- Remote Work Reality. Despite the perception, only 26% of US employers offer remote work options.
- Employee Well-Being. Cappelli highlights the lack of corporate action on employee health and well-being issues.
- AI's Role in the Workplace. AI is reshaping tasks but not replacing jobs, according to Peter Cappelli.
- Unrealistic Expectations of AI. The hype around AI often exceeds its practical applications in the workplace.
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Episode highlights
- The Future of WorkPeter Cappelli discusses how the future of work mirrors the past, emphasizing gradual change.“The future looks like the past, only more so.”0:37Dec 31, 2024
- Remote Work RealityDespite the perception, only 26% of US employers offer remote work options.“Remote work is an enormous change, but only 26% of US employers offer it.”2:07Dec 31, 2024
- Employee Well-BeingCappelli highlights the lack of corporate action on employee health and well-being issues.“Companies are not doing much about employee health and well-being.”7:18Dec 31, 2024
- AI's Role in the WorkplaceAI is reshaping tasks but not replacing jobs, according to Peter Cappelli.“AI is not taking over jobs, just tasks.”12:53Dec 31, 2024
- Unrealistic Expectations of AIThe hype around AI often exceeds its practical applications in the workplace.“Expectations about AI are often unrealistic.”14:13Dec 31, 2024
