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Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Workplace news you didn’t know you needed.
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Inc. 3h ago

EY Is Giving Employees $100 Million in Bonuses. The Reasoning Says a Lot About the Future of Leadership

EY's $100 million bonus program signals that investing in human capability is a leadership strategy, not a perk.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 3h ago

How Leadership Anxiety Derails Transformation

Leadership anxiety quietly kills transformation efforts before structural or strategic problems ever surface.

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Inc. 5h ago

How Can I Encourage Complaints From My Employees?

Leaders who actively solicit employee complaints build more responsive and trustworthy organizational cultures.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 6h ago

Middle Managers Will Make or Break AI Adoption

HBR finds middle managers are the single biggest factor determining whether AI adoption succeeds or stalls.

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Fortune 10h ago

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

New data shows Gen Z didn't disengage from careers — workplaces failed to engage them.

FC
Fast Company 13h ago

Your leaders are not okay

Executive stress and burnout are reaching a breaking point, with measurable effects on organizational performance.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal yesterday

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.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review yesterday

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 3h ago

EY is dangling bonuses of up to $25,000 for workers who prove their human skills still matter in the age of AI

EY offers up to $25,000 in bonuses to reward employees who demonstrate human skills AI cannot replace.

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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.

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 13d 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.

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.

HR
theHRDIRECTOR 84d 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.

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 27d 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 43d 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 55d 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.