With all of the change underway in organizations across the US, significantly in the federal government, but also across the government contracting landscape, and all of the industries impacted in some way from the evolving the trade/tariff moves… How are leaders making sure they are focused on providing a great place to work?

In looking at some recent research and reports on 2025 out in the public domain, there look to be several key themes driving what matters in these turbulent times:

• How are we addressing concerns about uncertainty for our organization, our industry, and how does that lead to employee commitment and engagement?
• How do we make the right moves that will benefit the organization, while reducing uncertainty and providing a stable environment for our people?
• How do we maximize work-life balance, while addressing the RTO moves companies are making on their own, or that are being driven to do it?
• How do we leverage the benefits of digitization, automation, and ultimately the use of AI to maximize efficiency while still putting people in the right roles?
• How do we make sure our managers/leaders are armed with the right understanding of what is happening around them, to use emotional intelligence to be caring and thoughtful for our people, while still driving the critical need, now more than ever, for accountability in everyones performance?

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