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How execs are handling DE&I, RTO, and hiring in 2025

A data dive into what execs across the nation are keeping, cutting, and communicating in the year ahead.

Axios HQ surveyed 457 executives and 831 knowledge workers to understand how organizations are navigating DE&I, return-to-office plans, politics, hiring, and employee retention in 2025.

The report explores the challenges, plans, and unresolved questions leaders and employees identify around these workplace issues.