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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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February 11, 2026

Briefings Podcast: Stop the Fake Compliments

Experts discuss an under-the-radar tactic that can damage both careers and business.

February 11, 2026

A Closer Look at ‘Peanut Butter’ Raises

With hiring so tight, more firms may pull back on spreading raises across the board this year.

February 10, 2026

Meetings, Back By Unpopular Demand

The volume of meetings has doubled in the past two years, a new study shows, undoing a decade of progress.

February 10, 2026

The Hard Choices Behind the World’s Most Admired Companies

This year’s World’s Most Admired Companies report finds that the best firms are going big by going long term. They also want workers in the office.

February 10, 2026

Resetting 2026 Goals

With hiring so tight, more firms may pull back on spreading raises across the board this year.

February 4, 2026

Surviving the Monday After

How to function like a pro on the day after the Super Bowl, when $5 billion in lost productivity is expected.

February 4, 2026

Could Firms Develop an Appetite for Weight-Loss Drugs?

A new study shows that firms may face big costs from GLP-1s in the short term, but can benefit long term. There is one big “if.”

February 4, 2026

Briefings Podcast: Always the Hire, Never the Fire

Some people just always have or find a job, even in today’s brutal market. How do they do it?

February 4, 2026

A Millennial Midlife Crisis?

Why nearly 60% of the world’s largest group of workers say they wouldn’t mind getting laid off.

February 2, 2026

Being ‘Thoughtful’ to Your AI Colleague

Best-selling author Dan Goleman explains what emotional intelligence skills humans need to hone to work most effectively with the latest technology.

February 2, 2026

Britian’s AI Experiment: Down in Jobs So Far

As the country seeks to become a global AI hub, it is seeing productivity rise but jobs decline 8%. Is it a short-term phenomenon?

February 2, 2026

Shaking Up a (Shareholder) Legacy

The move by one large investment manager to move away from proxy advisory recommendations could reshape shareholder relations for corporate leaders.

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