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Saturday, July 18, 2026
Workplace news you didn’t know you needed.
FC
Fast Company 11h ago

Your company doesn’t have a talent shortage. It has a talent visibility problem

Organizations are overlooking internal talent because they lack systems to surface who is actually ready.

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Fortune yesterday

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.

FC
Fast Company yesterday

We let job candidates use AI. It made hiring better

One organization allowed AI use during hiring and found it improved candidate quality and process fairness.

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Fortune 2h ago

Goldman Sachs CEO says he’d hire someone ‘smart enough’ over the smartest person in the world because ultimately experience trumps brains

Goldman's CEO says practical experience and coachability outweigh raw intelligence in hiring decisions.

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Inc. 21h ago

The Secret of High-Performing Teams Isn’t More Collaboration. It’s This Surprising Office Perk

New research finds a specific non-collaboration workplace factor drives high-performing team output.

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Inc. yesterday

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.

HBR
Harvard Business Review yesterday

How Highly Effective Global Teams Collaborate Across Cultures

HBR identifies what distinguishes high-performing global teams navigating cross-cultural collaboration challenges.

HR
theHRDIRECTOR yesterday

Sales incentives misaligned with what drives performance

New data shows sales incentive structures are misaligned with what actually drives employee performance.

FT
Financial Times yesterday

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.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 5d ago

Great Leaders Know Which Emotions Their Feedback Will Trigger

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

FT
Financial Times 5d 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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Ask a Manager 3d 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.

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McKinsey 3d ago

The CEO’s role in transformation

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

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Ask a Manager 3d ago

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

A manager on the verge of firing a volatile employee needs a clear, documented warning strategy to avoid legal and cultural risk.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 7d 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.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 10d 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.

HR
theHRDIRECTOR 39d 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.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 11d 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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McKinsey 11d 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.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 23d ago

Redefine What ‘Professionalism’ Means

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