Every fix for mental load adds work, and it all lands on managers. The useful question is what gets taken away, and why nobody in the business owns removal.

  Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant corporate roadmap item. It is a present reality that is fundamentally altering how people view their careers. The concept of AI anxiety in the workplace is now a measurable phenomenon, not just a feeling. For decades, HR leaders relied on engagement surveys to measure the health of…

KPMG put close to 1,000 interns through rebuilt early careers training this year, betting judgement can be taught once AI has done the reps.

Two numbers arrived within a week of each other, and they point in opposite directions. PwC's 2026 Global AI Jobs Barometer puts the AI wage premium at 62%, which is what employers pay extra for roles that ask for AI skills by name. Then Apollo Global Management ran the numbers on 321 US occupations and…

It’s incredible really that around 2.7 million people in the UK now work a four-day week, roughly one in nine of the workforce. And that’s just the UK too. This is a look under the bonnet of the companies around the world really making it work. The 4 day work week has moved from fringe…

For years, HR leaders have faced a familiar hurdle. Boards ask for proof before funding employee experience programs. It’s often not until employee retention becomes a big crisis that such EX initiatives are taken seriously. It can also be notoriously difficult to measure and prove ROI. But the good news is that skepticism is fading…

Every boardroom conversation eventually lands on return-to-office mandates. Leaders debate badge swipes, monitor compliance reports, and wonder why top performers push back against rigid desk quotas. Across industries, executives treat attendance policies as enforcement challenges. Building trust in workplace settings requires a completely different operational playbook. A select group of organisations approaches the problem from…