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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 20 - Apr 26)

Why some believe that having more meetings might can protect your career. Plus, how to handle decision fatigue.

6 Ways to Handle Decision Fatigue

Managing all the back-and-forth business shifts going on right now can take its toll.

April 21, 2026

The Sharp Squeeze on Britain’s HR Budgets

AI and hiring cutbacks have quietly prompted one of the biggest resets in HR budgets in years. Could that be a mistake?

April 21, 2026

The AI Is Emotionally Self Aware. Is the Boss?

Best-selling author Dan Goleman says new AI models are being trained in an emotional-intelligence skill that many leaders can’t—or won’t—master.

April 20, 2026

The Sharp Slicing of HR Budgets

AI and hiring cutbacks have quietly prompted the largest reduction in HR budgets in years. Could that be a mistake?

April 15, 2026

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

I’ll Take ‘Your Training is Obsolete’ for $200

Be it Jeopardy! or other game shows, experts are raising a question for corporate leaders: Will AI make studying easier, but not promote real learning?

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?

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August 29, 2025

This Week in Leadership (Aug 25 - Aug 31)

Are leaders really clueless about what their direct reports do all day? Plus, career advice for Gen Z.

August 29, 2025

This Week in Leadership (Aug 25 - Aug 31)

Are leaders really clueless about what their direct reports do all day? Plus, career advice for Gen Z.

August 27, 2025

Calendar Chaos

As summer ends, managers are confronted with a major problem: their employees not telling them that they’re going on vacation.

August 26, 2025

Modernizing the Military: Britain’s Bold Gamble

The threat from Russia—and the prospect of other hostile powers—has jolted the UK into action, with plans for more military spending. Will ambition overcome austerity?

August 26, 2025

5 Career Tips for Gen Zers

Unemployment is high for this group, and AI is looming. But it’s never too early to chart a career path.

August 26, 2025

Buying High: Stock Buybacks Soar

Firms are nearing a new record in stock buybacks this year. Why now, when stock prices are so high?

August 26, 2025

‘You Don’t Get Me’

A new study finds three-quarters of frontline workers don’t think senior leaders understand their day-to-day realities. Why a perceived “cluelessness” can be so damaging.

August 25, 2025

Board Focus: A Wake-Up Call on Executive Pay?

A shift in how a major proxy advisor evaluates top-tier pay may spur more scrutiny from activist investors. How should boards respond?

August 25, 2025

Briefings Podcast #53: I Swear, I Didn't Use AI

Three in four managers may have issues with Gen Z, but what if they've got it all wrong? Two experts discuss how Gen Z is transforming the workplace.

August 22, 2025

This Week in Leadership (Aug 18 - Aug 24)

Would you be willing to have AI as a boss? Plus, how to deal with tough professional feedback.

August 19, 2025

Taking Orders... From AI?

A new study finds people are surprisingly fine having AI as their coworker—but not as their boss. Why that needs to change.

August 19, 2025

Will ‘Moderate’ Pay Raises Be Enough?

Firms are planning to give smaller but ‘moderate’ pay raises than they handed out a few years ago. How firms can best motivate staffers expecting more.

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