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intelligence briefing
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Workplace news you didn’t know you needed.
HBR
Harvard Business Review 4h ago

Broaden Your Perspective Before Making a Big Decision

HBR urges executives to deliberately expand their perspective before committing to high-stakes decisions.

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Inc. yesterday

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.

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Inc. 14h ago

The First Rule of Litigation PR Is Silence. Here’s Why JPMorgan Just Broke It.

JPMorgan breaks the litigation PR silence rule strategically, offering a live case study in proactive crisis messaging.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 19h ago

Embrace AI Without Damaging Trust: Lessons from the “Financial Times”

The Financial Times shows how to adopt AI transparently without eroding audience trust.

FC
Fast Company 22h ago

Leaders: your calendar is your culture and your strategy. Set it carefully

Fast Company argues a leader's calendar directly reflects and shapes organizational culture and strategic priorities.

FT
Financial Times yesterday

PwC published ‘thought leadership’ reports marred by AI hallucinations

PwC's AI-generated reports containing hallucinations expose the reputational risk of unchecked AI output.

FC
Fast Company yesterday

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

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

HR
theHRDIRECTOR 3h ago

Young civil servant’s death prompts call for workplace mediation before formal discipline

A civil servant's death from workplace stress renews pressure on leaders to intervene before formal discipline.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 7d 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 9d 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 9d 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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Ask a Manager 14d 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 17d 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 51d 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.

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Fortune 10d 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 12d 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.

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McKinsey 15d 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 21d 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 52d 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.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 19d ago

The Mind-Bending Company That Gets a Million Job Applications—and Rejects 99.9%

A company receiving one million applications while accepting 0.1 percent reveals new dynamics in elite talent filtering.