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Senior business leaders rank talent retention and employee wellbeing as top priorities in 2026, but place organizational culture dead last on their internal priority list.
One wonders whether the ironic contradiction is somehow lost on them.
According to the 2026 View from the C-Suite executive research survey, published by The Adecco Group’s LHH and ICEO units, which draws on perspectives from more than 2,531 executives globally, talent retention is the top internal priority this year. Employee well-being is in third place. And company culture ranks at the very bottom of the 12-item list.
