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Workplace AI: Is Resistance Futile?

In the latest disturbing trend for leaders, a growing number of workers are undermining or ignoring firms’ AI efforts.

This Week in Leadership (Apr 13- Apr 19)

What is considered ‘cheating’ when it comes to AI at work? Plus, how to turn global uncertainty into a potential career advantage.

Briefings Podcast: Hiring: The Great Mismatch

The new roles are there for the taking, but firms aren’t hiring because the skills aren’t there. How to solve the greatest talent imbalance in a generation.

April 15, 2026

Workplace AI: Is Resistance Futile?

In the latest disturbing trend for leaders, a growing number of workers are undermining or ignoring firms’ AI efforts.

April 15, 2026

5 Ways to Handle Awkward Work Situations

Anyone who has ever had a job has found themselves in an awkward situation with a colleague or boss. Our experts share their advice.

April 15, 2026

A Tough Global Message

Even if the Middle East conflict ended tomorrow, higher prices and shortages could continue through the year. How should leaders explain that to their stakeholders?

April 8, 2026

Pay Transparency: Britain and the EU on Divergent Routes

Workers are sending three million messages a day to ChatGPT about wages and compensation, intensifying negotiations.

April 8, 2026

Internships: The Only Way In?

More firms are offering internships this summer, but that creates a difficult decision for grads who are not finding work.

April 8, 2026

New Worker Woe: AI Impatience

According to a new study, a substantial number of AI users—nine out of ten—quickly abandon the tech when it frustrates them. Why that should worry leaders.

April 8, 2026

Are We Becoming Professionally Obsolete?

One-fifth of US workers think they will be phased out. Millions more think they’re never going to get a chance professionally. What can leaders do about ‘FOBO?’

April 7, 2026

5 Ways to ‘Read’ Your CEO

Got a boss who isn’t particularly transparent? Experts say there are other ways to glean the CEO’s intentions.

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September 30, 2025

5 Ways to Self-Improve While Unemployed

In this tough job market, job hunters should expect long waits to find a role—and use that time to do more than search.

September 29, 2025

A Most Undervalued Leadership Skill

Best-selling author Dan Goleman highlights how leaders can turn their organization into more than just a collection of departments and products.

September 29, 2025

Going Shopping? You Probably Don’t Count

But these three million specific customers do, as retailers increasingly focus on a tiny band of high spenders. Does everyone else feel left out?

September 25, 2025

This Week in Leadership (Sept 22 - Sept 28)

An end to quarterly earnings? Why one of the most in-demand positions in the next decade may surprise you. Plus, why rising healthcare costs are here to stay.

September 23, 2025

The Hottest Job in 2032? They’re Out of Work Now.

In an unexpected twist, a shortage of 2.9 million managers is expected by 2032. Are firms moving too fast to remove them?

September 23, 2025

7 Ways to Write—and Send—Work Email

They’re still the most popular digital way to communicate, and still easy to mess up.

September 23, 2025

Is It Time to Ditch Quarterly Reporting?

Many US executives applaud the government’s plan to look into the change. But some worry that it could stir the Wall Street rumor mill.

September 23, 2025

The Mental-Health Day Dilemma

With mental-health day usage up 300% from pre-pandemic levels, some bosses question the pattern.

September 19, 2025

Briefings Podcast #56: Is There a Doctor in the House?

With physicians in short supply, experts say technology could save the day. There's only one problem....

September 19, 2025

Health-Cost Sticker Shock: Is There a Cure?

But these three million specific customers do, as retailers increasingly focus on a tiny band of high spenders. Does everyone else feel left out?

September 19, 2025

This Week in Leadership (Sept 15 - Sept 21)

Which cities have the most AI-related jobs? Plus, how to resolve a tense work situation.

September 17, 2025

Hiring Forecast: 25% Chance of Fiction

A shocking one in four résumés is expected to be a misleading representation of the candidate by 2028. How AI is playing a key role here, and how firms are adjusting to a new reality of fakery.

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