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Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Workplace news you didn’t know you needed.
HBR
Harvard Business Review 4h ago

Engage Frontline Workers in Solving Your Business Challenges

HBR makes the case for involving frontline workers directly in solving real organizational challenges.

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Inc. 12h 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.

i
Inc. 11h ago

A Netflix Company Retreat Sparked a Lawsuit. Experts Say the Real Damage May Be Just Beginning

Netflix retreat lawsuit shows vulnerability exercises can expose companies to serious legal and reputational risk.

FC
Fast Company 21h ago

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

Senior-level women are struggling at disproportionate rates and CEOs who ignore the trend risk losing key talent.

FC
Fast Company 11h ago

Major U.S. firms spent $600 million on perks for execs

New data shows major firms spent $600 million on executive perks, a reputational liability in low-trust environments.

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Fortune 12h ago

Palantir spent $17.2 million flying its CEO Alex Karp around in 2025. It’s part of a private-jet boom sweeping the C-suite

Palantir's $17 million CEO jet spend spotlights a C-suite perk culture that invites public scrutiny.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 18h ago

Cracker Barrel CEO Stepping Down After Logo Controversy, Activist Pressure

Cracker Barrel CEO exit shows how brand controversies and activist pressure can end tenures.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 20h ago

3 Questions to Pressure-Test Your Priorities

HBR offers a pressure-testing framework executives can use to validate whether stated priorities reflect actual behavior.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 5d 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 7d 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 7d 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 9d 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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Ask a Manager 12d 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.

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.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 19d 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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McKinsey 50d ago

HR Monitor 2026: A turning point for the people function

McKinsey's 2026 HR data identifies a turning point in how people functions must evolve to stay relevant.

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 18d 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.