Lattice State of People Strategy 2026 Report

This year, DEIB is a priority for just 16% of teams, down from a peak of 30% in 2023. Performance management and DEIB seem to share inverse trajectories — jostling almost neck and neck in 2023 before splitting sharply and veering off on mirrored paths.

Survey on HR professionals from Lattice, covering everything from priorities to HR tech. The grand narrative is probably consistent across all functions: AI-enablement is key to top performance and performance is superceding all other priorities. Most interesting insight? Divergence in optimism for function depending on industry sector (HR in white collar orgs less optimistic about HR) - any thoughts why?