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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I’ll Take ‘Your Training is Obsolete’ for $200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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October 4, 2024

This Week in Leadership (Sept 30 - Oct 6)

How leaders can help workers impacted by Hurricane Helene. Plus, why Gen Z employees are turning down management roles.

October 1, 2024

Natural Disasters: The Toll on Employees

Millions of employees may need to push the limits of compensation and benefits packages following Hurricane Helene, which is expected to cost up to $8 billion in labor and production losses.

October 1, 2024

Briefings Podcast #35: How to Answer the Toughest Interview Question

It's a question 93 percent of hiring managers ask. A top career coach shares her formula for a winning answer.

October 1, 2024

Why Gen Z is Saying No to Management

It’s called “conscious unbossing,” with seven in ten Gen Zers passing up better titles. How this is becoming a leadership problem.

October 1, 2024

Raising the Hiring Bar

After lowering qualifications during the post-pandemic hiring craze, firms are raising them again to cope with the deluge of AI-generated résumés. But could it backfire?

October 1, 2024

How to Get Ahead—Without AI Skills

With 75 percent of the workforce using generative AI, job candidates who lack those skills are worried.

September 30, 2024

Needing More Than Just Purpose

For leadership to be truly inspirational, you'll need some other ingredients, says best-selling author Dan Goleman.

September 27, 2024

This Week in Leadership (Sept 23- Sept 29)

Why companies have put a pause on big rounds of layoffs. Plus, why there's a good chance your new coworker recently unretired.

September 24, 2024

Retirees: Guess Who’s Back? Again

A new survey shows that the unretirement movement is back in full force, with one in eight retirees planning to come back to work. How will firms react?

September 24, 2024

The Layoff Lull

New data shows that bosses are far more hesitant to let people go en masse than they were pre-pandemic. Why?

September 24, 2024

5 Ways to Stand Out

Smart workers know they have hidden talents that will make them stand out. What are some of the best ways?

September 23, 2024

Passed Over for the Big Job. Now What?

With companies pushing out CEOs at a high rate, what happens to the passed-over leader at the firm? How companies struggle through an awkward détente.

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