New Workday Global Research: Stalled Career Growth Is Driving Top Talent to Quit
Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) has released its Global Workforce Report revealing a significant talent crisis within organizations. The study, titled "The Hidden Talent Drain: Reinvesting in Employee Growth to Unlock Your AI Advantage," identifies three major challenges: increasing high-performer attrition across all industries (up 64% in retail and 28% in healthcare), stalled internal career growth with promotions down in 10 of 11 industries and internal hiring falling 8%, and negative employee sentiment around AI strategy with 44% of AI-related employee comments being negative.
The report highlights that over half of open roles now take more than 30 days to fill, with a quarter extending beyond 60 days. This talent drain is occurring despite a cooling labor market, driven by unclear career paths and disconnection from company strategy as AI accelerates workplace changes.
Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) ha pubblicato il suo Global Workforce Report, rivelando una marcata crisi di talento nelle organizzazioni. Lo studio, intitolato "The Hidden Talent Drain: Reinvesting in Employee Growth to Unlock Your AI Advantage", individua tre problemi principali: un aumento dell'abbandono tra i migliori performer in tutti i settori (in crescita del 64% nel retail e del 28% nella sanit脿), una stagnazione nella crescita professionale interna con promozioni in calo in 10 dei 11 settori e assunzioni interne diminuite dell'8%, e un sentimento negativo dei dipendenti riguardo alla strategia sull'IA, con il 44% dei commenti sull'IA di tono negativo.
Il rapporto segnala inoltre che oltre la met脿 delle posizioni aperte richiede pi霉 di 30 giorni per essere coperte, e un quarto supera i 60 giorni. Questo drenaggio di talento avviene nonostante il rallentamento del mercato del lavoro, alimentato da percorsi di carriera poco chiari e da una disconnessione dalla strategia aziendale mentre l'IA accelera i cambiamenti sul posto di lavoro.
Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) public贸 su Global Workforce Report, poniendo de manifiesto una grave crisis de talento en las organizaciones. El estudio, titulado "The Hidden Talent Drain: Reinvesting in Employee Growth to Unlock Your AI Advantage", identifica tres retos principales: un aumento de la rotaci贸n entre los empleados de alto rendimiento en todos los sectores (sube un 64% en retail y un 28% en salud), un estancamiento del crecimiento profesional interno con promociones a la baja en 10 de 11 sectores y una ca铆da del 8% en contrataciones internas, y sentimiento negativo de los empleados sobre la estrategia de IA, ya que el 44% de los comentarios relacionados con IA son negativos.
El informe destaca adem谩s que m谩s de la mitad de las vacantes requieren ahora m谩s de 30 d铆as para cubrirse, y una cuarta parte supera los 60 d铆as. Esta p茅rdida de talento ocurre pese a la desaceleraci贸n del mercado laboral, impulsada por trayectorias profesionales poco claras y la desconexi贸n con la estrategia de la empresa mientras la IA acelera los cambios en el entorno laboral.
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Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) a publi茅 son Global Workforce Report, r茅v茅lant une importante crise des talents au sein des organisations. L'茅tude, intitul茅e "The Hidden Talent Drain: Reinvesting in Employee Growth to Unlock Your AI Advantage", met en lumi猫re trois d茅fis majeurs : une hausse de l'attrition chez les hauts performeurs dans tous les secteurs (en hausse de 64 % dans le retail et de 28 % dans la sant茅), un ralentissement de la progression de carri猫re interne avec des promotions en baisse dans 10 des 11 secteurs et une diminution de 8 % des recrutements internes, et un sentiment n茅gatif des employ茅s vis-脿-vis de la strat茅gie IA, 44 % des commentaires li茅s 脿 l'IA 茅tant n茅gatifs.
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- High performer attrition rates increased across 100% of industries, with retail up 64% and healthcare up 28%
- Internal hiring has declined by 8% with promotions down in 10 of 11 industries
- 44% of employee comments about AI strategy are negative, indicating poor strategic alignment
- Over 50% of open roles take more than 30 days to fill, with 25% taking over 60 days
Insights
Workday's data reveals an internal talent crisis as high performers leave organizations despite a cooling labor market, signaling strategic opportunities for WDAY's HR solutions.
Workday's latest research highlights a concerning talent crisis brewing inside organizations that contradicts surface-level labor market indicators. While external employment statistics suggest a cooling job market, Workday's extensive data reveals a more troubling internal dynamic: high performers are fleeing companies at accelerated rates across all industries, with particularly alarming increases in retail (
The report identifies three critical workforce challenges that create strategic opportunities for Workday's solutions: (1) increased attrition of top talent with lengthening replacement times, (2) stalled internal career growth with promotions declining in 10 of 11 industries and internal hiring down
This research strategically positions Workday as having unique insight into workforce dynamics through its extensive data assets across recruiting, analytics, and employee engagement platforms. The timing is particularly advantageous as Workday has rebranded itself as "the AI platform for managing people, money, and agents" - directly addressing the workforce challenges their research identifies.
For investors, this report signals Workday's evolution from traditional HR software toward AI-powered workforce solutions precisely when organizations need help navigating talent retention challenges. By identifying problems their platform can solve, Workday creates demand for its expanded AI capabilities while demonstrating thought leadership in a transforming labor market.
Promotions are Down in 10 of 11 Industries, and Internal Hiring has Fallen
Employees are Feeling Anxious About Unclear AI Strategies
The report, "," uncovers a critical disconnect. As leaders fixate on hiring challenges, they're missing the real threat: an internal drain of talent that is reshaping organizations from the inside out. It's a silent crisis, where unclear career paths and a lack of direction are driving away high performers eager to grow. The problem isn't opportunity鈥攊t's the failure to connect people to company strategy at the very moment AI is accelerating change and uncertainty.
"AI may be rewriting the rules of work, but it cannot replace the value of engaged, motivated people," said Ashley Goldsmith, chief people officer, Workday. "The companies that succeed will retain top talent, create meaningful growth opportunities, and have a clear strategy for human-AI partnership that drives results."
Data from Workday Recruiting, HiredScore, Workday Peakon Employee Voice, and Workday People Analytics聽鈥� aggregated from hundreds of millions of anonymized transactions and interactions across a range of companies and employees globally 鈥� identify three urgent challenges for organizations:
- The Best People are Leaving.聽High performers were leaving with increasing alarm across
75% of industries . That trend is growing, with attrition rates up across100% of industries this year. The most significant increases were in retail (64% ) and healthcare (28% ). Replacing them is harder than ever: more than half of open roles now take over 30 days to fill, and a quarter stretch past 60 days, highlighting the challenge of finding and securing new talent. - Internal Career Growth Has Stalled.聽High performers are leaving at accelerated rates due to lack of growth. Promotions are down in 10 of 11 industries, and internal hiring has fallen
8% . This means fewer opportunities for people to advance their careers without leaving the company. When growth stalls, engagement erodes, and top talent starts looking elsewhere. - AI Strategy is Getting Lost in Translation.聽As AI reshapes work, companies are failing to bring employees along. The report found that
44% of employee comments made in organizations' internal employee surveys mentioning strategy and AI are negative. This highlights a clear disconnect between leadership and the front lines, slowing down change and eroding trust.
The findings underscore that retention and career growth are no longer optional 鈥� they are mission-critical for companies seeking to protect performance, maintain engagement, and stay competitive in a rapidly changing workforce. Organizations that invest in clear career pathways, human-centered AI strategies, and transparent communication are best positioned to retain top talent and win in the AI era.
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- Discover more about the trends outlined in the report, "."
About The Report
Findings from "The Hidden Talent Drain: Reinvesting in Employee Growth to Unlock Your AI Advantage" are based on a combination of Workday-proprietary and third-party data. External data sources include two double-blind surveys conducted by Hanover Research in July 2025. The first survey included 1,700 business leaders from
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