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Two Companies, One Culture: Can Culture Really Be Integrated After a Merger?
When two companies merge, the financials can be combined relatively neatly. Systems can be connected, reporting lines can be redrawn and organizational charts can be produced. Culture, however, is different.…
Workplace Stress: The Business Risk Hiding in Plain Sight
Workplace stress is often treated as an individual challenge. Employees are encouraged to learn to manage this through the usual prescriptions of better boundaries, greater resilience, or improved self-care. But…
Are Salary Negotiations Quietly Reinforcing Inequality?
Salary negotiations are often presented as a valuable career skill. Employees are encouraged to know their worth, advocate for themselves, and negotiate confidently. But what happens when an employee’s ability…
The Quiet Return of Craftsmanship at Work
For years, the conversation about the future of work has centered on one idea: automation. As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the workplace, it's easy to assume that speed and…
Will Your Next Manager Be AI?
Would you want your manager to be AI? It is a slightly uncomfortable question, but one worth asking as organizations rethink what management looks like in an AI-enabled workplace. At…
What We’re Reading: Together We Thrive by Raphael Sofoluke
For this month’s reading pick, we’re exploring a simple but powerful idea: success is rarely a solo endeavor. In a world that often celebrates individual achievement, Together We Thrive: How…
Your Best Leaders May Be Going Through Menopause. Are You Ready for That?
When organizations think about their leadership pipeline, they tend to focus on who is ready for the next promotion, who has the right skills and where the next generation of…
Is Your Family Office Rewarding the Right Things?
When we talk about reward, the conversation often starts with a simple question: Are we paying people competitively? For family offices, however, that may be the wrong place to start.…
Does Your Bereavement Policy Recognize Every Kind of Loss?
When an employee experiences bereavement, the workplace may be one of the last places they expect to turn for support. Yet employers have an important role to play in helping…
The Manager Mental Health Problem: Who is Looking After the People Looking After Everyone Else?
Managers occupy a difficult position in the modern workplace. They are expected to deliver results, support their teams, manage performance, navigate change and provide reassurance when uncertainty is high…that’s a…
Beyond the Diversity Tick Box: Do Your Employees Truly Belong?
The recent death of Professor Jason Arday has prompted difficult questions about race, belonging and the pressures faced by black professionals. Arday, who became Cambridge University’s youngest black professor in…
What Does a Compassionate Leader Look Like When Someone is Seriously Ill?
We often talk about compassionate leadership as though it is a personality trait. Some leaders are empathetic; others are more pragmatic. Some know exactly what to say when an employee…
