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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I’ll Take ‘Your Training is Obsolete’ for $200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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January 20, 2025

Executives Without Purpose

Best-selling author Dan Goleman examines what happens when high-powered leaders lose their reason for working.

January 20, 2025

Ghost Post: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

New research finds a shocking number of jobs that companies don’t plan to fill. What’s driving this?

January 17, 2025

This Week in Leadership (Jan 13 - Jan 19)

Is the US in a hiring bubble? Plus, is there a better way leaders can handle employee complaints?

January 15, 2025

5 Things to Do If Your Company Is Sold

With merger-and-acquisition activity expected to increase this year, our experts share tips on what to do if your company is bought or merged.

January 15, 2025

Combating Employee Gripes

Some firms have started banning workers from criticizing RTO policies on internal sites. Will empowered employees only gripe louder?

January 15, 2025

Briefings Podcast #40: Have CEOs Reached a Breaking Point?

CEOs are facing more headwinds than ever, from AI to wars to employee backlash. How much can they really handle?

January 15, 2025

5 ‘Routine’ Habits That Propel Work

Whether it’s adjusting window shades or choosing the right pen, habits can quietly have a powerful effect on performance.

January 15, 2025

Are We in a Hiring Bubble?

The stellar US jobs market added 256,000 jobs in December. What’s next?

January 10, 2025

This Week in Leadership (Jan 6 - Jan 12)

Why the boss might be getting crankier. Plus, résumé resolutions for 2025.

January 8, 2025

Another Record Deal for Women’s Sports

A group reportedly agrees to pay a record $110 million for a new professional women’s-soccer franchise. Could this be a sign of a bubble?

January 8, 2025

Activists Show Leaders the Door

Activist campaigns forced out a record number of CEOs in 2024. Why this year might bring more of the same.

January 8, 2025

Cranky-Boss Syndrome… On the Rise

New research suggests leaders under personal financial stress are more likely to be controlling and difficult. Why it might be more common now.

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