HR execs open up about the biggest challenges that will define 2023

Shayanne Gal/Insider

• HR execs from companies like IBM and UKG predict the biggest workplace issues of 2023.
• Their responses included making Gen Z feel heard and caring for staff in a tough economy.

The last few years have been … busy for HR.

As the global workforce reeled from a pandemic and widespread shifts to remote- and hybrid-work models — among other major economic and social changes — talent teams were responsible for keeping people safe, healthy, engaged, and productive.

It doesn't look like they'll have a chance to catch their breath in 2023.

Insider surveyed eight talent leaders, including consultants and HR chiefs across a range of industries, about the most pressing workplace challenges we could face this year. We heard about "keeping the fire lit" around diversity, equity, and inclusion; severing ties with the 9-to-5 workday; and giving employees the tools they need to build successful careers.

Here's the full list of responses we received, listed in alphabetical order by the HR leader's last name.