2024 Regional Outlook

A clear direction

Six in 10 employees in Latin America are excited to use AI tools in the workplace, but only three in 10 say their employer is investing in developing their AI skills.

Nine in 10 employees (90%) at companies on the list said their workplace celebrates people who try new things and develop new processes, even if those efforts end in failure. That’s 31 percentage points higher than the typical workplace in Latin America, where only 59% of employees said the same.

Employees at winning workplaces were also more likely to say they received training and development opportunities — 89% compared with just 59% at a typical Latin American company.

The challenges we face

In a Great Place To Work survey of more than 5,000 employees at typical workplaces across South and Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, employees who say people avoid politicking and backstabbing at their workplace were 23% more likely to say people give extra effort at their company and 30% more likely to say people adapt quickly to change.

Low trust workplaces will struggle to keep up with the business performance of competitors who are investing in their employees. At the Best Workplaces, nine in 10 employees (91%) said people give extra effort to get the job done at their company, compared to just over two-thirds (64%) of people at a typical Latin American workplace.

Best Workplaces also have higher numbers of employees who say their colleagues quickly adapt to change (93% vs. 64%).

These employee experiences indicate how quickly a company will be able to take advantage of the opportunities created by AI. Companies with employees who are ready to give extra effort and embrace change are less likely to experience the friction that jeopardizes transformation efforts across the business.

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