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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.
August 26, 2026
Tariff wars are back. How do leaders keep people focused when the same "crisis" keeps emerging?
August 25, 2026
With eight in ten firms now recording meetings, a fourfold jump in six years, leaders worry that important conversations are being stifled.
August 24, 2026
In the age of AI, critical thinking has become a top skill for getting hired. But what is critical thinking, and how can it be taught and developed?
As newer generations step up into bigger roles, firms are discovering that candidates’ spouses and children can be a hard sell.
Best-selling author Dan Goleman explains the downsides of relying on AI for every project.
August 19, 2026
People are outsmarting AI to rig reservations or write code for free. Did firms focus too much on high-level AI errors?
Some CEOs these days boast about how early they get up. How that impacts everyone else.
During the waning days of summer, these are the beach books that our experts recommend.
The weather phenomenon threatens to cause billions in economic chaos, but firms seem too distracted to prepare for its supply-chain headaches.
A survey finds many Gen Xers aren’t planning to retire—or will work a lot longer. How AI, oddly enough, is raising their value.
August 12, 2026
Most workers today feel or say they are overworked. How to avoid this trap in summer’s final month.
More than half of CSOs say they may quit their profession entirely. How the onslaught of AI-aided attacks is overwhelming them.
