Written by: Vickie Sullivan | January 23, 2025
Tackling Workplace Culture Challenges in 2025 with Soft Skills Training
Significant workplace culture challenges are on the horizon for Corporate America, according to MyPerfectResume’s 2025 State of the Workforce Report.
The upshot is that workplace culture challenges such as volatility and unpopular actions, such as layoffs and return-to-office policies, have created so much employee distrust and burnout that day-to-day operations can’t respond to continuous changes. It’s a workplace culture doomsday loop.
The silver lining is that what was once considered a “yeah, we have to improve but have other priorities” challenge has become a three-alarm fire. This urgency creates opportunities for culture and change management experts.
Top Workplace Culture Challenges in 2025 You Need to Address
Here are two critical insights from the report highlighting workplace culture challenges in 2025 that can serve as valuable talking points in your future sales conversations:
• HR has a public relations problem. In 2024, 86% of employees were apprehensive about approaching HR staff with an issue. Their concerns included confidentiality breaches, retaliation, and the perceived involvement in office politics. There are significant trust issues at play, reflecting a generally suspicious workforce.
• Employee burnout is now an epidemic. Another critical workplace culture challenge in 2025 is employee burnout, which has reached epidemic levels. What used to be situational stress is now constant, with 88% of respondents saying their burnout has impacted their professional and personal lives. The impact is severe, with 25% reporting that they sought mental health help to manage their alarming level of work-related stress. This is not sustainable, and the C-suite knows it.
These workplace culture challenges create a compelling business case for soft skills like communication, trust-building, and coaching. Although buyers recognize these needs, not all experts will secure the client. Only the top-of-mind thought leaders will have access to these opportunities.
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