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Sunday, July 26, 2026
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Inc. yesterday

How Warren Buffett Explains Complex Ideas So Everyone Understands

Warren Buffett's plain-language communication approach offers a proven model executives can apply immediately.

FC
Fast Company yesterday

AI surveillance is destroying the workplace

AI-powered employee surveillance is actively eroding trust and engagement, creating serious leadership risk.

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Inc. 7h ago

A Stanford Business School Professor Just Gave the Best Definition of Leadership I’ve Ever Heard

Stanford professor's leadership definition offers executives a reframeable model for their own narrative.

HR
theHRDIRECTOR 11h ago

Jobseekers avoid roles without salary details as UK Follows EU lead on pay transparency

Job seekers increasingly reject postings without salary data, pushing employers toward pay transparency.

FT
Financial Times 12h ago

Why workers are nostalgic for life before AI

Worker nostalgia for pre-AI work signals a cultural tension leaders need to actively manage now.

HR
theHRDIRECTOR yesterday

Women are increasingly considering quitting work because of hormone-related symptoms

Hormone-related symptoms are quietly pushing women toward exit, exposing a retention gap leaders must address.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal yesterday

We Went to the Boot Camp Where KPMG Teaches Auditors to Think Critically

KPMG runs a boot camp teaching auditors critical thinking, a model for developing sharper organizational judgment.

FT
Financial Times yesterday

US tech groups cut 140,000 jobs despite AI spending boom

U.S. tech firms cut 140,000 jobs even as AI investment rises, signaling workforce strategy contradictions.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 6d ago

Ensure Feedback Leads to Learning

HBR identifies specific conditions that determine whether feedback actually changes behavior or gets ignored.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 4d ago

A New Way to Address Troubled Team Dynamics

MIT Sloan introduces a fresh framework for diagnosing and repairing dysfunctional team dynamics.

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Ask a Manager 5d 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.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 6d ago

How Leaders Unlock Innovation on the Front Lines

Leaders who build psychological safety and autonomy unlock far more front-line innovation than top-down mandates.

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Fortune 7d ago

MIT AI expert warns automating Gen Z entry-level jobs could backfire—and cost companies their future workforce

MIT expert warns automating entry-level roles risks destroying the talent pipeline companies depend on.

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Fortune 9d 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 13d ago

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 33d 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.

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Ask a Manager 11d 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 11d ago

The CEO’s role in transformation

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

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 18d 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.

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McKinsey 19d 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.