Why Employees Cannot Disconnect From Work During PTO

The leadership crisis nobody is talking about: why your high performers might be your most vulnerable employees

High performers are quietly burning out and leaving, and most leaders are not recognizing the warning signs.

Trust is broken. Here’s how we rebuild it

Trust between leaders and employees is at a breaking point, and new research maps how to rebuild it.

Gen-Z Has Reached an AI Overuse ‘Uh-Oh Moment.’ The Data Is a Warning Sign for Managers

New data shows Gen Z over-reliance on AI is creating skill gaps managers must now address directly.

We All Hate Meetings—Here’s How to Make Them Work

HBR offers tested frameworks for making meetings more productive and worth attending for busy leaders.

Masterclass: Designing Organizational Change That Actually Sticks

HBR masterclass offers executives a structured approach to making organizational change actually last.

The Empathy Tax Female Leaders Pay

MIT Sloan research shows female leaders pay a measurable empathy tax that undermines their perceived authority and credibility.

How C-Suite and Board Roles Are Being Reshaped Around AI

HBR research shows C-suite and board roles are being structurally redefined around AI oversight and governance.

AI Has Broken Hiring. Here’s How to Fix It.

HBR argues AI-driven hiring tools are creating bias and bad outcomes that leaders must fix before talent suffers.

my team isn’t happy I was promoted to manager, boss edits my work with ChatGPT (badly), and more

New manager facing team resentment and a boss using ChatGPT to edit work poorly surfaces two common leadership credibility threats.

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.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp says executives who brag about their AI cuts might as well ‘sign up for the Bernie Sanders manifesto’

Palantir CEO warns executives that publicly celebrating AI-driven headcount cuts damages leadership credibility.

Tired of AI Screening Tools? A Career Expert Shares the Strategy to Beat the System ‘Upstream’

Career expert outlines how executives can navigate AI resume screening with upstream positioning strategies.

My Employee Is Abusing His Disability Accommodations And Brags About It. How Do I Handle This?

Managers face real legal and cultural risk when disability accommodations are perceived as being abused.

I founded McKinsey’s CEO practice: Here’s why operational excellence is a liability right now

McKinsey CEO practice founder warns operational excellence now undermines leadership adaptability.

The AI Atrophy Problem: How CIOs Fight It

CIOs warn AI overuse is degrading employee critical thinking skills, creating a hidden organizational risk.

The CEO playbook for a more dangerous world

CEOs are rethinking how they communicate and lead amid rising geopolitical and institutional instability.

AI-fluency is the most desired currency for securing promotions faster

AI fluency is now a primary driver of promotion decisions, reshaping how leaders develop and signal talent.

Make Decisions Under Pressure Like an Elite Sports Coach

Elite sports coaching decision frameworks offer executives transferable tools for high-pressure moments.

Layoffs don’t have to feel inhumane

Fast Company argues layoffs can be handled with dignity, offering communicators a concrete framework for humane messaging.