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Saturday, July 11, 2026
Workplace news you didn’t know you needed.
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Harvard Business Review (uploads) on YouTube yesterday

High-Performing Teams Get (and Give) More Feedback

HBR research finds high-performing teams consistently give and receive more feedback than average teams.

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Inc. yesterday

Why Your Best Employees Are Terrified to Take a Sick Day Right Now

Employees increasingly fear taking sick days, signaling a workplace trust breakdown leaders must address proactively.

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The Wall Street Journal 15h ago

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

One company attracting a million applicants and rejecting 99.9 percent reveals extreme talent selectivity in practice.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 3d 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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Fortune 2d ago

$5 billion CEO says he doesn’t just call references—he also secretly hunts down managers you didn’t list to ask about your personality

A CEO reveals he secretly contacts unlisted references to surface personality traits candidates try to hide.

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Fortune 4d ago

AI start-ups are snubbing entry-level talent in favor of Silicon Valley men with top degrees, research shows

AI startups are bypassing entry-level hiring, reshaping how executives should plan talent pipelines and workforce entry points.

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MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 4d ago

Leadership’s Blind Spot in the Age of AI

MIT Sloan identifies what senior leaders are systematically missing about AI's organizational implications.

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McKinsey 4d 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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Ask a Manager 4d ago

my employee keeps reminding me she used to be the boss

Employee who was previously in charge keeps asserting former authority, testing a manager's credibility.

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McKinsey 16d ago

What it takes to become—and remain—an effective CEO

McKinsey research identifies what separates executives who become effective CEOs and stay that way.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 15d ago

AI Adoption Is Overloading Your Middle Managers

HBR finds AI rollouts are quietly burning out middle managers, the layer executives rely on most to drive change.

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Fast Company 18d 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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Inc. 20d ago

Every Leader Says They Want Honesty. Few Realize They Punish It.

Leaders who claim to value honesty often unconsciously punish it, undermining trust and candor.

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Fast Company 25d ago

Why your smartest people stop taking risks at work (& how to reverse it)

Smart employees stop taking risks when leaders unknowingly punish initiative — here is how to reverse it.

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theHRDIRECTOR 32d 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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theHRDIRECTOR 11d ago

What’s causing the widening trust gap between employees and employers?

New data identifies key drivers behind the widening trust gap between employees and employers.

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MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 16d ago

Redefine What ‘Professionalism’ Means

MIT Sloan argues outdated professionalism standards are quietly eroding inclusion and talent retention.

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Ask a Manager 29d ago

I need to give my employees more positive feedback

A manager's candid struggle with giving positive feedback surfaces a common leadership gap worth examining.

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Axios 15d ago

Behind the Curtain: The cost of blind loyalty

Blind loyalty inside organizations silences dissent and leaves leaders dangerously uninformed about real operational risk.

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Financial Times 20d ago

Workers are emerging as the next big AI logjam

Employee resistance and skill gaps are emerging as the primary bottleneck in organizational AI adoption.