E311 - Worklife 2026: Now With 20% More Anxiety

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The episode discusses work-life trends for 2025-2026, focusing on leadership trust, layoffs, and AI's role in employee satisfaction.

Episode Link: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/311 In this episode of Human Factors Cast, Nick Roome and Barry Kirby delve into the work-life trends for 2025-2026, as reported by Glassdoor. Why does leadership trust continue to decline? How are layoffs shaping psychological safety? What is the role of AI in employee satisfaction? They also share their unique insights and experiences as leaders in the field.  Support us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Human Factors Cast Socials: Join us on Discord: https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Our official website: www.humanfactorscast.media Reference: Our tools and software: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/resources/ Our Ethics Policy: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/ethics-policy/ Logo design by E Graphics LLC…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick Roome, Barry Kirby

Topics covered

• work-life trends
• leadership trust
• psychological safety
• AI in employee satisfaction
• 2025-2026 predictions

Keywords

• work-life balance
• leadership
• psychological safety
• AI
• employee satisfaction
• trends
• 2026

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Organizations: Glassdoor, Human Factors Cast, Patreon, Buy Me a Coffee, Discord, Twitch, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook

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