First Survey of 2023 – Q1 HR Trends Report Now Available!

Cascade’s Q1 HR Trends Survey was conducted in January and ended with 106 participants.  A big thank you to all organizations that participated!

This survey was the third in our now quarterly series, collecting data on key workplace issues related to compliance, recruitment and retention, compensation, DEI and leadership. Cascade uses this data to make sure our members have the resources they need to address how these trends may impact their workplace.

Here are some highlights:

• Recruiting and retaining talent continues to be the number one workplace challenge. Might be time to check out our Recruiting and Attracting Talent session coming up in April.
• 45% of respondents identified “Employee training and development” to be an increasing workplace challenge, up from 29% in August and 39% in November. Check out Cascade’s training services and see how we can help you.
• When asked about the levels of importance for various leadership skills, “Address conflict in a positive and productive way” and “Effectively coach and develop employees” were the top two highest ranked as “very important.” If those are concerns for your organization, consider registering for our upcoming Conflict, Coaching and Accountability series.
• Another 50% of respondents chose, “Keeping up with the changes in laws, rules or regulations” as a significant challenge for their organization. Now might be a good time to check out our blog on how to keep up!
• Still more than 90% of organizations are anticipating an increase in employee headcount or staying the same, but the number of organizations expecting a decrease did lower from 7% to 3% this quarter.

Additional questions in this survey include topics such as remote employees’ electronic communication expenses and mentoring/coaching in 2023.

This report is free to members and can be found in the Members Only area of our website. Non-member participants also receive the report for free, and non-member non-participants can purchase the report here.

The next edition of this survey will be open for participation in April.