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Friday, July 10, 2026
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Inc. 17h ago

CEOs Are Telling Employees to Become AI Experts—or Be Left Behind. The Best Leaders Will Do Something Different

The best CEOs are moving beyond AI ultimatums to model adaptive learning themselves, research shows.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 5h ago

Stop Using AI as a Quick Fix

HBR warns leaders that reflexive AI adoption masks deeper organizational problems they must confront.

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Fortune yesterday

$5 billion CEO says he doesn’t just call references—he also secretly hunts down managers you didn’t list to ask about your personality

A CEO reveals he secretly contacts unlisted references to surface personality traits candidates try to hide.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal yesterday

Air Canada Picks Outsider as Next CEO to Rebuild Trust After Video Fallout

Air Canada's choice of an outside CEO after a trust crisis signals how boards use leadership hires to signal accountability.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal yesterday

Tech CEOs Ditch the AI Jobs Apocalypse Narrative

Tech CEOs are softening the AI-kills-jobs narrative, signaling a deliberate shift in how leaders should talk about AI.

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McKinsey 3d ago

The operating model advantage: Why AI winners are rewiring their organizations

McKinsey finds AI winners are rewiring operating models, not just deploying tools — a strategic framing shift for executives.

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Fortune 2d ago

AI start-ups are snubbing entry-level talent in favor of Silicon Valley men with top degrees, research shows

AI startups are bypassing entry-level hiring, reshaping how executives should plan talent pipelines and workforce entry points.

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MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 2d ago

Leadership’s Blind Spot in the Age of AI

MIT Sloan identifies what senior leaders are systematically missing about AI's organizational implications.

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Ask a Manager 3d ago

my employee keeps reminding me she used to be the boss

Employee who was previously in charge keeps asserting former authority, testing a manager's credibility.

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McKinsey 15d ago

What it takes to become—and remain—an effective CEO

McKinsey research identifies what separates executives who become effective CEOs and stay that way.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 13d ago

AI Adoption Is Overloading Your Middle Managers

HBR finds AI rollouts are quietly burning out middle managers, the layer executives rely on most to drive change.

FC
Fast Company 16d ago

This is the feedback mistake that experienced leaders keep making

Experienced leaders repeatedly make one specific feedback error that undermines trust and behavior change.

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Inc. 18d ago

Every Leader Says They Want Honesty. Few Realize They Punish It.

Leaders who claim to value honesty often unconsciously punish it, undermining trust and candor.

FC
Fast Company 23d ago

Why your smartest people stop taking risks at work (& how to reverse it)

Smart employees stop taking risks when leaders unknowingly punish initiative — here is how to reverse it.

HR
theHRDIRECTOR 31d ago

Employees are staying silent about the issues HR most needs to hear

Employees are withholding critical feedback from HR, leaving leaders blind to their most pressing problems.

HR
theHRDIRECTOR 10d ago

What’s causing the widening trust gap between employees and employers?

New data identifies key drivers behind the widening trust gap between employees and employers.

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MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 14d ago

Redefine What ‘Professionalism’ Means

MIT Sloan argues outdated professionalism standards are quietly eroding inclusion and talent retention.

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Ask a Manager 28d ago

I need to give my employees more positive feedback

A manager's candid struggle with giving positive feedback surfaces a common leadership gap worth examining.

FT
Financial Times 25d ago

‘Can a machine do this job?’ is the wrong question

Reframing AI job displacement away from task replacement opens more useful strategic conversations for leaders.

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Axios 21d ago

Juneteenth becomes America's quiet holiday as DEI goes underground

Organizations quietly scaling back Juneteenth observance signals growing DEI communication risk for leaders.