workmonitor 2026.

Labor markets are under immense pressure, and it will be those that adapt that will succeed. AI should be seen as key to augmenting tasks and highlighting the importance of roles that only people can do. Traditional career goals are changing, with talent and organizations thinking with greater flexibility about what success looks like. However, human connection remains core to organizations, with managers taking on an ever more important role in maintaining stability during the Great Workforce Adaptation. Only when businesses and talent are on the same page can true growth be unlocked.

Sander van't Noordende, CEO Randstad