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Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Workplace news you didn’t know you needed.
HBR
Harvard Business Review 12h ago

Engage Frontline Workers in Solving Your Business Challenges

Harvard research shows frontline workers hold underused insight that improves organizational problem-solving.

i
Inc. 38 min ago

55 Percent of Leaders Regret AI Layoffs—and a Major Hiring Reversal Has Begun

Majority of leaders now regret AI-driven layoffs as rehiring costs and morale damage mount.

i
Inc. 21h ago

He Opened Up at a Netflix Retreat ‘Trust’ Exercise. Days Later, He Was Fired

Employee fired days after sharing vulnerably at a mandated trust exercise exposes the dangers of performative culture rituals.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 4h ago

Why Some Junior Employees Work Well with AI—and Others Don’t

HBR research identifies which junior employee traits predict effective AI collaboration at work.

FC
Fast Company 6h ago

The greatest mistake in AI transformation: automating what you should eliminate 

Leaders automating broken processes with AI are amplifying inefficiency rather than solving it.

FC
Fast Company yesterday

Senior-level women are struggling and CEOs should not ignore it

Senior women are quietly struggling at work and CEOs who ignore it face real retention consequences.

A
Ask a Manager 19 min ago

a job candidate sent me plagiarized work

A candidate submitting plagiarized work signals rising integrity risks in the hiring process.

A
Ask a Manager 1h ago

my coworker can’t stand me and I have to edit his work

Editing a hostile coworker's work exposes a common manager blind spot around conflict and process.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal yesterday

Big Companies Are Starting to Hire Again, Defying Predictions of AI Wipeout

Large companies are resuming hiring despite AI disruption fears, signaling a more stable talent market.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 6d ago

A New Way to Address Troubled Team Dynamics

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

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 8d 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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McKinsey 13d ago

The CEO’s role in transformation

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

FT
Financial Times 15d 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 49d 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.

F
Fortune 15d ago

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 20d 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 21d 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.

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Fortune 10d 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.

FT
Financial Times 11d ago

AI isn’t destroying entry-level jobs. It’s changing them

AI is reshaping entry-level roles rather than eliminating them, with direct workforce implications.

HR
theHRDIRECTOR 19d 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.