Coming to the end of 2024, we look back on months shaped, in equal parts, by the influx of artificial intelligence (AI) into our workplaces, and the skills, capabilities, and perspectives that are uniquely human. Looking into 2025, we can expect a continued recentring of the human, but a focus expanding far beyond the individual employee.

In 2025, the balance between individual and group well-being will evolve, blending personal empowerment with collective goals. The focus will be on creating environments where individual contributions enhance the overall strength of teams and organisations, and where traditional boundaries are softened to allow for greater collaboration and inclusion.

Systems thinking will be a must-have skill for HR professionals, driving every decision, and ensuring that both individual and group success are intertwined and mutually reinforcing. Systems thinking is a
way of understanding how different parts of a system—whether an organisation or society—are connected and influence each other. In HR, it enables leaders to design holistic strategies that align employee needs
with organisational priorities and broader societal challenges.