Leadership development, team dynamics, employee engagement, and the human side of AI in the workplace.
Gallup’s August 2026 survey of 42,000 knowledge workers contains a contradiction that deserves attention. Sixty-one percent of employees under active return-to-office mandates said their individual productivity had “stayed the same or improved” since the mandate.
Return-to-Office Mandates Raised Attrition 8.2% — But Not for the Reason CEOs Think Read More »
The data that got my attention A 2024 experiment published in PLOS ONE put 937 UK managers through a forced-choice exercise. Each manager saw pairs of otherwise identical employee profiles and picked one for promotion,
Proximity bias is real: hybrid workers are 7.7% less likely to get promoted Read More »
Gallup’s August 2026 workforce pulse reveals that the debate over hybrid work has been asking the wrong question. For months, headlines have framed the issue as a binary fight between remote freedom and return-to-office mandates.
Only 11% of Teams Get to Design Their Own Hybrid Policy. The Data Says They Should Read More »
The data that got my attention Hybrid work is no longer an experiment. As of 2026, it is the most common arrangement for remote-capable U.S. employees. Gallup’s ongoing workforce tracking finds that 52% of remote-capable
Hybrid Work Is Now the Norm. Why Half of Teams Still Lack a Collaboration Plan Read More »
The data that got my attention Deloitte’s latest change management study, released in October 2026 with Workplace Intelligence, surveyed 1,000 C-suite and executive leaders responsible for large-scale transformations across the United States, United Kingdom, Australia,
The 4:1 Change Management Return Most Organizations Are Leaving on the Table Read More »
The most expensive mistake in organizational transformation is not the technology choice or the budget estimate. It is the assumption that employees understand what is happening and why. The Grossman Group and The Harris Poll
The 99% vs. 25% Communication Gap That Derails Transformations Read More »
The data that got my attention Deloitte’s 2026 Change Management Study, based on 1,000 C-suite and senior executives across the U.S., U.K., Australia, and Canada, found that 70% said their latest transformation initiative failed to
The data that got my attention The World Economic Forum’s 2025 Future of Jobs Report predicts that 39% of core skills will change by 2030. That single figure should stop every executive in place. Nearly
Soft Skills Are Hard Skills Now — And the 2026 Data Proves It Read More »
A 2026 systematic review and meta-analysis published in Administrative Sciences puts hard numbers behind a leadership idea often treated as a soft skill: emotional intelligence is tightly linked to how leaders perform and how teams
Leading With Emotional Intelligence: What the 2026 Meta-Analysis Actually Shows Read More »
SHRM’s 2026 Talent Trends Report landed with a blunt finding: 42% of HR professionals say they struggle to retain full-time employees right now. That is not a pay problem in disguise. When SHRM asked the
The Manager Skill Gap Costing Companies Their Best People in 2026 Read More »
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