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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I’ll Take ‘Your Training is Obsolete’ for $200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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July 28, 2025

A Potential Exodus of Working Women?

Since January, nearly twice as many women have left the workforce as men have joined. Why the trend has experts worried.

July 25, 2025

This Week in Leadership (July 21 - July 27)

Why the current job market is incredibly difficult for 50- and 60-somethings. Plus, the latest leadership dilemma involves stolen goods.

July 25, 2025

This Week in Leadership (July 21 - July 27)

The avalanche of AI-enhanced job applications is generating a very analog response among talent managers. Plus, why the latest leadership dilemma involves stolen goods.

July 22, 2025

5 Ways to Stay Energized at Work During the Summer

The warmer months mean vacations and other distractions, but they also could offer a few ways to get ahead professionally.

July 22, 2025

AI Job Applications Spur… In-Person Interviews?

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.

July 22, 2025

Board Focus: Hidden, But Still Happening: Activist Campaigns

Though the number of campaigns dipped in the first half of 2025, experts say the fights are still happening—just not out in the open.

July 22, 2025

A Battle Brewing in the C-Suite?

As digital and workforce transformation brings CTOs and CHROs into greater contact, the relationship between the two functions is undergoing some growing pains.

July 22, 2025

Stolen Before It Hits the Store

Highway robbery is not just an expression anymore, as theft of goods before they reach stores now costs firms $35 billion annually.

July 22, 2025

The New Forced Retirement Age: 55?

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

July 21, 2025

A Finance Talent Grab

A remarkable 35% of new hires in March were returning former employees. Why are firms—and job seekers—looking to the past?

July 21, 2025

Emotional Intelligence for Better Decision-Making

Best-selling author Dan Goleman highlights how, in today’s difficult situations, having strong emotional intelligence skills can benefit both leaders and their teams.

July 18, 2025

This Week in Leadership (July 14 - July 20)

Why are there so many late-evening work meetings? Plus, how to not sound outdated when looking for a new job.

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