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The Org Chart Goes Trapezoidal
As AI agents gain power, firms are tying themselves into knots over where to seat them—and their managers—in the hierarchy.
Up, Up, and Away
Mirroring what’s happening across the consumer sector, several airline CEOs have made clear they likely won’t lower fares even if oil prices and inflation come down.
Who Gets the Time AI Saves?
Best-selling author Dan Goleman argues that the answer to the question reflects what a leader considers “time well spent.”
November 10, 2026
What team members—and leaders—can do to fix a team that’s not on track.
In a key move, the Prime Minister says he will be pushing pay-transparency legislation that has created difficulties in the EU. Will Britain handle it more smoothly?
While shedding factory-line positions, manufacturers have added over 300,000 white-collar roles. How AI is behind all this.
With roughly half of all executives and employees ignoring best practices, experts worry that a catastrophe may occur.
Losing employee trust is something leaders worry about but rarely put on par with other risks. That could change.
Men now account for 40% or more of paid family-leave claims, but do so in a sporadic way that challenges firms.
December 30, 2024
The evidence that helping people find meaning in their work makes a positive difference for organizations continues to grow, says best-selling author Dan Goleman
December 26, 2024
Declining trust. Earlier meetings. Ever-changing RTO policies. Even if you were successful, why did work become more of a struggle this past year?
The best of our podcasts focused on issues such as boardroom succession drama, compensation conundrums, and ageism at the office.
AI alienated many employees, but that’s not the only technology-related trouble leaders faced this year.
Every year is different for those at the top. We looked at how leaders grappled with change in a tough year.
The conventional ways to move forward—raises and promotions—took a hit in 2024 as companies cut back on both. Employees at all levels had to get creative.
Unemployment remained low, but why did finding a job—or filling one—take an increasingly longer time in 2024?
December 17, 2024
Many employees are worried about 2025; most CEOs are not. How can bosses inspire the troops?
In a year in which 8% of S&P 500 firms revised their guidance numbers downward, executives are rethinking their guidance strategies.
More than eight in ten jobs are filled through workers’ networks. Building and keeping those networks, however, takes work.
December 16, 2024
Social influencers’ power in business is on the wane as marketing tactics increasingly veer toward other advertising venues.
December 10, 2024
Year-end data “wraps” by consumer firms show people are tracked much more than they realize. But if it’s not at work, do they care?
