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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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March 10, 2026

The New $100 Commute

With oil prices spiking, managers may get caught in the middle over the cost of RTO policies.

March 10, 2026

EU Pay Transparency: The Countdown Begins

With a key deadline approaching for disclosing salary ranges, firms will need to overhaul pay plans to “have a good story to tell.”

March 10, 2026

Gen Zers: Losing Their Edge?

For hiring managers, a lack of strong people skills among younger workers is starting to outweigh digital acumen. Will older candidates step up?

March 9, 2026

How AI Could Produce ‘Cruel Optimism’

AI could be a fantastic tool, but best-selling author Dan Goleman worries that business leaders are expecting it to solve problems that only humans can fix.

March 6, 2026

This Week in Leadership (Mar 2 - Mar 8)

The new war poses a challenging set of questions for corporate leaders. Plus, how to tailor your work skills to what firms want.

March 4, 2026

Leadership and Global Conflicts

Whether leaders realize it or not, the new war poses numerous under-the-radar questions.

March 4, 2026

Use AI on the Job—Or Else

Firms are shifting from the carrot to the stick, rating employees on their AI usage as part of performance reviews. Why some leaders feel it’s a needed step.

March 3, 2026

5 Ways to Tailor Skills to What Firms Want

Despite the tough job market, experts say firms do want to hire—but that there’s a serious mismatch in skills.

March 3, 2026

The Incredible Shrinking Hospital Stay

Once uncommon, outpatient visits for surgeries are expected to grow by 8% annually over the next five years, while hospital stays will decline. Are patients comfortable with this new norm?

March 2, 2026

The Human Partner—for Now

While AI agents and humanoid robots get all the attention,

March 2, 2026

Does Your Work AI Actually Think? That Doesn’t Matter

Best-selling author Dan Goleman argues that the important question is how humans respond when machines appear thoughtful.

March 2, 2026

Are Top Executives Faking AI Skills Too?

As technology swiftly advances, experts say the name of the C-suite game is to give the impression of AI expertise.

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