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Weekly leadership messages from our CEO Gary Burnison, capturing the mood and the moment with storytelling and insights.
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
AI and hiring cutbacks have quietly prompted one of the biggest resets in HR budgets in years. Could that be a mistake?
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
AI and hiring cutbacks have quietly prompted the largest reduction in HR budgets in years. Could that be a mistake?
April 15, 2026
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.
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?
In the latest disturbing trend for leaders, a growing number of workers are undermining or ignoring firms’ AI efforts.
Anyone who has ever had a job has found themselves in an awkward situation with a colleague or boss. Our experts share their advice.
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 19, 2024
Why are so many UK workers taking sick leave? Plus, the clichés to avoid on your CV.
April 17, 2024
With job searches becoming so challenging, experts say vague language won’t get past most firms’ candidate filters.
Companies have stockpiled a record $2.6 trillion in cash. Will firms start spending it?
A record number of UK residents has dropped out of the workforce for medical reasons. How to get them back.
April 16, 2024
Once quietly used by airlines, “dynamic” pricing has become a controversial tool for retailers and restaurants.
April 15, 2024
Employees increasingly want to be valued for who they are, not just for the work they do, argues best-selling author Dan Goleman.
April 12, 2024
The work AI hype train runs head-first into reality. Plus, workers admit to literally sleeping on the job.
April 10, 2024
With at least four generations working at once, colleagues struggle to get along. Some tips.
One-third of employees take at least one nap during the workday every week. What the trend signals to employers.
Companies talk big about artificial intelligence, but new US data shows only 5% use it to produce or deliver goods.
April 9, 2024
The percentage of people working part-time has hit an all-time high. Fewer want full-time hours, but are firm leaders on board?
Only two in 10 workers have a best friend in the office and it's a number that keeps falling. What's behind this camaraderie conundrum?