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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Workplace news you didn’t know you needed.
FC
Fast Company 2h ago

Why leaders struggle with negative feedback

Leaders consistently avoid giving negative feedback, undermining team performance and trust.

FC
Fast Company 5h ago

Your greatest strengths as a leader may be holding you back

Overused leadership strengths become blind spots that stall executive effectiveness and team growth.

F
Fortune 3h ago

Gen Z can’t figure out how to talk to their millennial and Gen X bosses—and it’s becoming a workplace crisis

Gen Z and older manager communication styles are clashing badly enough to be called a workplace crisis.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 6h ago

Deliver Bad Earnings News Without Making It Worse

How executives frame bad financial news determines whether they lose or retain stakeholder confidence.

i
Inc. 13h ago

Demand for One Leadership Skill Just Spiked 350% in a Year, Report Finds

Demand for one specific leadership skill jumped 350 percent in a year — executives should know which one.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 19h ago

How Leadership Anxiety Derails Transformation

Leaders' own anxiety about change is a primary cause of failed organizational transformations, MIT Sloan finds.

i
Inc. 19h ago

EY Is Giving Employees $100 Million in Bonuses. The Reasoning Says a Lot About the Future of Leadership

EY's $100 million bonus program signals that investing in human capability is a leadership strategy, not a perk.

HBR
Harvard Business Review 22h ago

Middle Managers Will Make or Break AI Adoption

Middle managers are the deciding factor in whether AI adoption succeeds or quietly stalls.

F
Fortune yesterday

It turns out that Gen Z didn’t quit on careers. The work force quit on them

New data shows Gen Z didn't disengage from careers — workplaces failed to engage them.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal yesterday

Ernst & Young Is Giving $100 Million in Bonuses to Staff for ‘Human’ Skills

EY commits $100 million in bonuses explicitly rewarding human skills as AI reshapes the workplace.

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McKinsey 5d 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 12d 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.

SR
MIT Sloan Mgmt Review 14d ago

What Gets Your Best Employees to Stay

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

FT
Financial Times 51d 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 85d 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 15d 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 27d 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.

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McKinsey 33d ago

Is the AI productivity story at a turning point?

McKinsey examines whether AI productivity gains are finally materializing at organizational scale.

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Ask a Manager 43d 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.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal 55d 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.