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Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Workplace news you didn’t know you needed.
WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 17h ago

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.

FC
Fast Company 4h ago

Your leaders are not okay

Leaders themselves are burning out, and organizations are ignoring the downstream risk this creates.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 22h ago

A Compelling Story Can Disarm Even a Skeptical Negotiator

Research shows a compelling narrative can shift even resistant negotiators, a direct executive skill.

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Fortune 22h ago

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.

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Inc. 22h ago

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.

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Inc. yesterday

The Dangerous Workplace Culture Trap Rewarding Exhaustion Over Output

Cultures that reward exhaustion over results are quietly destroying performance and accelerating burnout-driven attrition.

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Fortune 1h ago

It turns out that Gen Z didn’t quit on careers. The work force quit on them

New data reframes Gen Z disengagement as a systemic workforce failure, not generational apathy.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 5h ago

How to Keep a Transformation on Track

HBR outlines how leaders keep large-scale organizational transformations from losing momentum midway.

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McKinsey 4d ago

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.

FT
Financial Times 5d ago

Junior consultants called back to office as AI increases need for human skills

Consulting firms return junior staff to offices as AI raises demand for human skills leaders must cultivate.

HR
theHRDIRECTOR 11d ago

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.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 12d ago

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.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 13d ago

What Gets Your Best Employees to Stay

MIT Sloan research identifies what actually keeps top employees from leaving, with direct retention implications.

FC
Fast Company 30d ago

Your high performer is checked out. Now what?

When a top performer disengages, leaders must act quickly before quiet departure becomes permanent talent loss.

FT
Financial Times 50d ago

Employers pushed staff to use AI more. That has backfired

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

PR
PRWeek 14d ago

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.

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Ask a Manager 26d ago

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.

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McKinsey 32d ago

Is the AI productivity story at a turning point?

McKinsey examines whether AI productivity gains are finally materializing at organizational scale.

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Ask a Manager 42d ago

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.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 54d 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.