Ernst & Young Is Giving $100 Million in Bonuses to Staff for ‘Human’ Skills
EY commits $100 million in bonuses explicitly rewarding human skills as AI reshapes the workplace.
A Compelling Story Can Disarm Even a Skeptical Negotiator
Research shows a compelling narrative can shift even resistant negotiators, a direct executive skill.
Business has lost the trust of a generation. I hear about it at my dinner table
A generation's distrust of business is showing up at dinner tables, signaling a credibility crisis leaders cannot ignore.
Leading a New Team? Do These 2 Things, in Exactly This Order
New team leaders who sequence their first two moves correctly build trust faster and avoid early credibility mistakes.
The Dangerous Workplace Culture Trap Rewarding Exhaustion Over Output
Cultures that reward exhaustion over results are quietly destroying performance and accelerating burnout-driven attrition.
Managers are bad at coaching: 4 tips for improving
Research confirms most managers fail at coaching, and four specific habits close the gap.
You Need to Understand Your Employees’ Caregiving Responsibilities
Leaders who ignore employees' caregiving responsibilities risk engagement and retention consequences.
Tying Purpose to Performance
New research links organizational purpose directly to measurable performance outcomes for leaders.
The new management playbook for AI: How to move faster and create more value
McKinsey's new AI management playbook outlines how executives can accelerate value without losing control.
We laid him off. Then we hired him back
Rehiring laid-off employees is gaining traction as a talent strategy with real retention and culture implications.
5 Ways to Make Office Days More Meaningful for Employees
Research-backed strategies help executives make in-office days genuinely worthwhile rather than obligatory and resented.
AI Is Undermining Leaders’ Judgment. Here’s What to Do About It.
HBR finds AI tools are eroding executive judgment and offers concrete practices to reclaim decision-making authority.
Your high performer is checked out. Now what?
When a top performer disengages, leaders must act quickly before quiet departure becomes permanent talent loss.
Employers pushed staff to use AI more. That has backfired
Pushing employees to adopt AI without support is backfiring, damaging morale and productivity.
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.
How QVC kept its cool after a live TV mishap
QVC's live TV mishap response offers a replicable model for calm, credible crisis communications in real time.
telling two employees they didn’t get a promotion but their coworker did
Handling promotion denials well requires specific messaging discipline that most managers underestimate.
Is the AI productivity story at a turning point?
McKinsey examines whether AI productivity gains are finally materializing at organizational scale.
how can I be more patient with a frustrating employee?
Managing frustration with a difficult employee is a universal leadership challenge with real coaching implications.
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.