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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Workplace news you didn’t know you needed.
HBR
Harvard Business Review yesterday

Great Leaders Know Which Emotions Their Feedback Will Trigger

HBR research shows effective feedback givers anticipate the emotional response before the conversation begins.

FC
Fast Company 2h ago

AI is doing the work. Are your leaders still doing the thinking?

As AI handles more execution, leaders risk abdicating strategic thinking to automated systems.

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McKinsey 7h ago

The CEO’s role in transformation

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

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Inc. 13h ago

Meta Workers on Maternity and Medical Leave Claim Tech Giant’s AI Punished Them for Being Away

Meta workers claim AI performance systems penalized medical leave, creating serious fairness and trust exposure.

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Ask a Manager 15h ago

how do I warn a hothead I’m on the verge of firing him?

Practical advice on how to deliver a final warning to a volatile employee before termination.

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Fortune 16h ago

Gallup CEO says colonizing Mars may be closer than fixing today’s ‘broken’ workplace—where disengagement levels are as high as 2020

Gallup CEO warns employee disengagement has returned to pandemic-era lows despite years of investment.

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Inc. 17h ago

Most Leaders Track Employee Turnover. Few Know What It’s Actually Costing Them

Most leaders track turnover rates but chronically underestimate the true financial cost of losing employees.

FC
Fast Company yesterday

This habit leads to burnout. Are you at risk?

A common workplace habit is quietly accelerating burnout risk across leadership teams.

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Fortune yesterday

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 6d 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.

FT
Financial Times 2d 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 8d 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.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 4d 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 5d 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.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 28d 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.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 18d 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.

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Ask a Manager 33d 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.

HR
theHRDIRECTOR 24d ago

Hiring sees a fundamental shift, from credentials to capabilities

Hiring is shifting fundamentally from credential screening to capability assessment, reshaping talent acquisition.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 26d ago

Leaders at All Levels: How DBS Bank Makes Everyone an Innovator

DBS Bank's model of distributing innovation leadership across all levels offers executives a replicable culture framework.

FT
Financial Times 30d 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.