In today’s dynamic landscape, companies are dealing with inflationary pressures, market vulnerability, and rapid technological advancements. In the workplace, employees are seeking stability and security, while at the same time desiring flexibility and competitive pay. The employee experience is at an inflection point.
In this session we will share the top employee experience trends emerging from our massive database consisting of millions of employee survey responses globally. We’ll dive into current top drivers of engagement, other factors most important to employees right now, as well as hot spots and bright spots affecting the employee experience.
Three key learning outcomes:
- Major trends in 2026 surrounding the employee experience based on the latest validated data and research.
- The top priorities that every company and leader should be focused on as it relates to the employee experience right now.
- How to design your organization’s own playbook for crafting important employee experiences that drive better business outcomes.
Meet the Presenters
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Kris Erickson
Kris Erickson is the Co-Founder and Executive Consultant for Workforce Science Associates (WSA). WSA is a Lincoln, Nebraska -based experience management consulting firm that helps organizations all over the world improve their employees’ experience. With a career spanning over three decades, Erickson has partnered with Fortune 500 companies to develop and implement programs that motivate and enable employees to deliver high performance. Over the course of her career, Erickson has held executive consulting roles at leading experience management firms such as Kenexa, IBM, Gallup, and others. She has also served as the Vice President of HR at a Nashville-based cancer diagnostic company. Erickson is passionate about the impact employee experiences have on company results and the enduring fulfillment that positive employee experience can create.
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Benjamin Granger
Benjamin Granger, Ph.D., has spent more than fifteen years building, running, and optimizing employee measurement and management programs across hundreds of organizations, including numerous Fortune 500 companies. As Chief Workplace Psychologist at Qualtrics, Granger leverages original research to offer insights into macro workplace trends, employee experiences, and the future of how we work. His research has been published in academic and practitioner forums, including CNBC, Forbes, Reworked, T+D, the Journal of Business and Psychology, the International Journal of Training & Development, the Academy of Management (AOM), and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and has been featured in major media outlets such as ABC News, Business Insider, Bloomberg, CBS News, Fast Company, Fortune, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Granger is a certified XM Professional (XMP).
SHRM certification has approved this webinar for 1 PDC toward SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the webinar.