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Sunday, September 6, 2026
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Inc. 23h ago

Great Leaders Don’t Just Ask Questions. They Ask Better Ones

Leaders who ask sharper, more intentional questions consistently unlock better thinking from their teams.

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Inc. 23h ago

The Hidden Costs of Layoffs Are Bigger Than Most Companies Admit

Layoff true costs — morale, productivity, rehiring — are consistently underestimated by organizations making cuts.

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Fortune 6h ago

Like Jamie Dimon, AT&T CEO says if you attend a meeting, you need to show up prepared—he ‘craves’ people who don’t just sit back and observe

AT&T CEO models meeting culture where preparation is non-negotiable, echoing a growing C-suite standard.

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Harvard Business Review (uploads) on YouTube yesterday

AI Disruption Is Coming. How Should Leaders Prepare?

HBR video surfaces practical frameworks for how leaders should prepare their organizations for AI-driven disruption.

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Financial Times 13h ago

UBS demands new junior bankers show AI proficiency

UBS now requires junior bankers to demonstrate AI proficiency, signaling a hiring baseline shift.

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Fast Company yesterday

They paid $470,000 for a ‘boring’ business. Within days, almost everything went wrong

A business acquisition gone wrong immediately illustrates how crisis readiness and communication planning must precede ownership.

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Fortune yesterday

Tech CEOs want the world to embrace AI, but protestors outside their G20 gathering show the industry’s growing popularity problem

Tech CEOs face a sharpening public trust gap as AI enthusiasm collides with organized protest at G20.

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Fast Company yesterday

Great products don’t market themselves

Effective communication is what converts great products into market success for leaders.

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Ask a Manager 4d ago

how can I encourage my staff to bring me complaints?

Ask a Manager offers concrete tactics for creating the psychological safety employees need to surface complaints.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 2d ago

Spot Toxic Leadership Traits in an Interview

HBR identifies interview signals that reveal toxic leadership before a bad hire is made.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 2d ago

Former Labor Secretary Oversaw a ‘Toxic, Intimidating’ Workplace, Report Finds

A government workplace toxicity report illustrates how leadership behavior becomes a public reputation crisis.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 3d ago

Corporate America Is Axing the ‘Micro-Team’ Boss

Companies are eliminating small-team middle managers, reshaping how leadership layers actually function.

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MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 6d ago

A Compelling Story Can Disarm Even a Skeptical Negotiator

Research shows a compelling narrative can shift even resistant negotiators, a direct executive skill.

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McKinsey 9d ago

The new management playbook for AI: How to move faster and create more value

McKinsey's new AI management playbook outlines how executives can accelerate value without losing control.

HR
theHRDIRECTOR 16d ago

5 Ways to Make Office Days More Meaningful for Employees

Research-backed strategies help executives make in-office days genuinely worthwhile rather than obligatory and resented.

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MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 19d ago

What Gets Your Best Employees to Stay

MIT Sloan research identifies what actually keeps top employees from leaving, with direct retention implications.

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Financial Times 55d 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 89d 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.

PR
PRWeek 19d ago

How QVC kept its cool after a live TV mishap

QVC's live TV mishap response offers a replicable model for calm, credible crisis communications in real time.

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Ask a Manager 32d ago

telling two employees they didn’t get a promotion but their coworker did

Handling promotion denials well requires specific messaging discipline that most managers underestimate.