HR leaders' top 2025 priorities
Top 2025 workforce priorities
1. Leadership development and coaching
2. Investment in employee skills, learning, and development*
2. Culture, engagement, and employee experience*
4. Performance management
5. Compensation strategy
*tied for second place
TOP PRIORITIES BY % OF RESPONDENTS
0%
Leadership development and coaching
0%
Culture, engagement, and employee experience
0%
Investment in employee skills, learning, and development
0%
Performance management
0%
Compensation strategy
Source: Lockton Workforce Priorities Survey, 2025
Last year's top priorities swap rankings
Regardless of organizational size, leadership development (last year's number two priority) is the leading strategic priority for 2025. Culture, engagement, and employee experience (last year's top priority) remains a key focus and has been in the top two priorities for at least the past three years.