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Saturday, October 10, 2026
Workplace news you didn’t know you needed.
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Inc. 3h ago

Your CEO Doesn’t Need More Information. They Need the Right Information

CEOs need curated, decision-ready information — not more data — to lead effectively.

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Inc. 9h ago

Bad HR Isn’t the Real Problem. CEOs Who Blame HR for Their Decisions Are

CEOs who deflect blame onto HR for their own decisions are damaging their credibility and culture.

FC
Fast Company yesterday

AI notetakers are ruining decision-making

AI meeting notetakers are degrading decision quality by reducing accountability and real-time engagement.

FC
Fast Company 14h ago

What to think about before making a big ask from your direct reports

Leaders who think carefully before making big asks of their teams build stronger trust and compliance.

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McKinsey yesterday

The six strategy roles a CEO must not delegate

McKinsey identifies six CEO-level strategy roles that cannot be delegated without organizational cost.

HR
theHRDIRECTOR yesterday

When Hiring Managers Keep Asking for More Candidates, the Problem May Be the Hiring Brief

When hiring managers keep demanding more candidates, the job brief itself is usually the broken variable.

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Fortune 9h ago

From tax to slack: this World Mental Health Day, reclaim cognitive space in the era of machine speed

Cognitive overload from AI-speed work is emerging as a real burnout and productivity risk for teams.

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Fortune yesterday

Head of prominent gambling addiction nonprofit resigns over $2 million donation from Kalshi

A nonprofit leader's resignation over a donor conflict illustrates how funding decisions become reputation crises.

FT
Financial Times 6d ago

Dear all: how bosses should talk to the troops

FT examines how executives should communicate directly with employees and what tone and approach actually builds trust.

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McKinsey 9d ago

The CEO’s singular impact on the success—or failure—of AI in organizations

CEO impact on AI success directly measurable; research-backed insight on executive role in technology adoption.

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Ask a Manager 38d ago

how can I encourage my staff to bring me complaints?

Ask a Manager offers concrete tactics for creating the psychological safety employees need to surface complaints.

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Harvard Business Review 19d ago

Research: The True Cost of Corporate Scandals? Talent.

HBR research finds corporate scandals' most lasting damage is talent loss, not fines or press coverage.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 36d ago

Spot Toxic Leadership Traits in an Interview

HBR identifies interview signals that reveal toxic leadership before a bad hire is made.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 53d ago

What Gets Your Best Employees to Stay

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

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 37d ago

Corporate America Is Axing the ‘Micro-Team’ Boss

Companies are eliminating small-team middle managers, reshaping how leadership layers actually function.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 40d 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.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 40d ago

A Compelling Story Can Disarm Even a Skeptical Negotiator

MIT Sloan research finds a well-constructed story can shift even resistant negotiators, a tool every executive communicator needs.

HR
theHRDIRECTOR 50d 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.

PR
PRWeek 53d 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 66d 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.