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Friday, July 17, 2026
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Inc. 1h ago

Psychologist Daniel Goleman Says AI Can Give You Answers, but Great Leaders Still Need This 1 Human Skill to Succeed

Goleman argues emotional intelligence remains the irreplaceable executive skill AI cannot replicate.

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Fortune 3h ago

Esther Perel has a warning for executives: your workforce is suffering from social atrophy and AI is making it worse 

Esther Perel warns executives that AI is accelerating social atrophy and eroding workplace connection.

HBR
Harvard Business Review yesterday

Research Roundup: The Death of the Cover Letter, Boring Meetings, Wide Salary Ranges, and More

HBR research roundup covers cover letter decline, meeting quality, and salary range signaling effects.

HBR
Harvard Business Review yesterday

Stop AI from Eroding Your Brand

HBR warns that careless AI deployment can silently erode brand credibility executives have spent years building.

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Inc. 3h ago

John Ternus Is Apple’s Next CEO. The Skills That Propelled His Career Could Sink Him

Apple's incoming CEO shows how a leader's greatest strengths can become liabilities at the top.

HR
theHRDIRECTOR 6h ago

Sales incentives misaligned with what drives performance

New data finds sales incentives consistently misaligned with the behaviors that actually drive performance.

FC
Fast Company 11h ago

The happiness mistake almost every entrepreneur makes

Entrepreneurs commonly misread what drives sustainable satisfaction and effectiveness at work.

FT
Financial Times 12h ago

Hotel group Accor hired law firm to investigate conduct of CEO Bazin

A hotel CEO under internal investigation illustrates how conduct probes become reputation crises.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review yesterday

What CEOs Need to Know About Sovereign AI

MIT Sloan outlines what sovereign AI means for corporate strategy and executive decision-making.

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Ask a Manager 2d ago

as a manager, how can I stop saying “we” when I mean “you”?

A common manager verbal habit — saying 'we' when you mean 'you' — undermines accountability and clear feedback.

FT
Financial Times 4d ago

Employers pushed staff to use AI more. That has backfired

Pushing employees to adopt AI without support is backfiring, damaging morale and productivity.

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McKinsey 2d ago

The CEO’s role in transformation

McKinsey research clarifies what CEOs must personally own to lead successful organizational transformation.

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Fortune 4d ago

Chipotle’s COO takes employees to dinner every week to spot his next leaders—here are the 4 traits he’s seeking

Chipotle's COO uses weekly team dinners to identify leadership potential through four observable traits.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 9d ago

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 6d ago

The Mind-Bending Company That Gets a Million Job Applications—and Rejects 99.9%

A company receiving one million applications while accepting 0.1 percent reveals new dynamics in elite talent filtering.

HR
theHRDIRECTOR 8d ago

Flexible working hasn’t disappeared, it’s matured

New data shows flexible work norms have stabilized into a mature model rather than retreating or expanding further.

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McKinsey 10d 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.

FC
Fast Company 24d 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.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 31d ago

AI Upskilling at Scale: Bank of America’s Bernard Hampton

Bank of America's head of HR details how large-scale AI upskilling is being executed in practice.

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Ask a Manager 35d 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.