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The Case for Strategic Disengagement
For years, employee engagement has been treated as the gold standard of workplace success. Organizations have invested heavily in engagement surveys, recognition programs, culture initiatives, and leadership development, all with…
Are Younger Workers at Risk of Losing Intellectual Curiosity?
For generations, employers have looked to younger workers as a source of fresh thinking, creativity, and intellectual energy. Early-career employees have often challenged conventional wisdom, asked difficult questions, and brought…
Should Employees Have a Relationship with Generative AI?
Workplace relationships are changing, and it can feel like we’ve stepped into a science fiction story. For decades, collaboration meant working alongside managers, teammates, clients, and stakeholders. Today, many employees…
Why Employers Should Be Concerned About Rising NEETs
For many employers, conversations about talent shortages have become routine. Organizations across industries continue to struggle with recruitment, skills gaps, and workforce planning, while simultaneously trying to adapt to rapid…
Are You Showing Candidates the Culture You Claim to Have?
Organizations spend enormous amounts of time crafting employer brands. Career sites are polished. LinkedIn content is carefully curated. Employee Value Propositions are refined into compelling statements about purpose, flexibility, growth,…
When Perks Create Problem: Managing Conflict in Pet-Friendly Workplaces
I have seen firsthand how quickly a well-intentioned perk can evolve into a complex workplace challenge. What begins as a progressive, people-first initiative can (without the right structure) create tension,…
The Most Effective Wellbeing Policy Might be Boring…
With World Wellbeing Week in full-swing, many organizations will naturally be reviewing their wellness offerings. New apps, mindfulness sessions, wellbeing webinars, and employee challenges are likely to feature prominently in…
The Energy Audit: How Employers Can Help Teams Work Smarter, Not Longer
As the summer solstice approaches, it’s a natural moment to reflect on energy. Not just energy from sunlight, but human energy at work. In the workplace setting, we often talk…
What We’re Reading: The AI-Driven Leader by Geoff Woods
For this month’s reading pick, we explored one of the biggest questions facing organizations today: how leaders can adapt and thrive in the age of artificial intelligence. That led us…
Managing Star Performers: What Employers Can Learn From the World Cup
With the start of the World Cup generating global excitement, I have been reflecting on the parallels between world‑class athletes and high performers in the workplace…and there are surprisingly quite…
The Unspoken Trade-Off Behind Pay Transparency
For years, HR leaders have pushed for greater pay transparency, and for good reason. Employees want clarity, fairness, and confidence that compensation decisions are grounded in something more meaningful than…
Should Employees Be Allowed to Outsource Their Work to AI?
Employees aren’t waiting for formal policies to catch up. They are using AI tools to draft emails, summarize meetings, analyze data, and even produce first drafts of reports. In many…
