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The New Survival Strategy: More Meetings

As mid-career office workers strive to keep their jobs, they’re homing in on the one arena where human skills still reign supreme: meetings.

Welcome to the Sunday Job Interview

With their pick of candidates, some firms are asking for Sunday interviews or extending ‘work trials.’ What’s next?

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I’ll Take ‘Your Training is Obsolete’ for $200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 7, 2025

A Hot-Selling Food: Here to Stay or Flash in the Pan?

To nearly everyone’s surprise, cottage cheese has been on a two-year selling tear. How firms try to tell if a buying trend is real.

August 6, 2025

80 Years Old and Still Working

As unemployment waits grow, some older workers worry they may have to call it a career much sooner than planned.

August 6, 2025

From Great Manager to Great Executive: 5 Ways

The openings are there, but the move from lower-level boss to successful executive takes some key traits and skills.

August 6, 2025

From Winners to Losers in Record Time

The share price of two recently dominant companies dropped sixty percent YOY, as sudden flip-flops are becoming the norm.

August 6, 2025

The Popularity Paradox

Half of UK grads now use AI to apply for new roles, forcing some companies to hold more in-person interviews to get authentic information.

August 4, 2025

Power Vs. Presence

Best-selling author Dan Goleman says how leaders engage their people matters more than where those people physically work.

August 1, 2025

This Week in Leadership (July 28 - Aug 3)

As companies embrace AI, which employees get to stay? Plus, the red flags signaling that your career needs a reboot.

July 29, 2025

5 Red Flags That a Career Reboot Is Needed—ASAP

With more than one in five jobs expected to be disrupted in the next five years, now is the time to heed warning signs.

July 29, 2025

Who Stays and Who Goes

AI and slow growth are forcing firms to make some critical calls on staffing. Why that is so hard to do—and so easy to get wrong.

July 29, 2025

An End to Trade Uncertainty… Maybe

Will the recent clarity around tariffs be enough for leaders to make some big investment and hiring decisions?

July 28, 2025

Briefings Podcast #52: Legacy: Leave It or Lose It

Are some CEOs lingering too long in the corner office?

July 28, 2025

Price Matching: Thanks for the Memories

Eight in ten consumers expect firms to match prices on goods. But guess what many firms have stopped doing?

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