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Latest Editions

People are renegotiating their relationship with work. Quietly.

Jul 23, 2026

Four essays on what that looks like, and what it means for the organisations on the other side of it.

Frank Richardson

🗺️ Have we been mapping AI skills all wrong?

Jul 22, 2026

Why the future of capability frameworks may be about reprioritisation rather than expansion.

Frank Richardson

🥐 Why do we care about Google's free breakfast?

Jul 16, 2026

Why workplace perks shape our impression of company culture.

Frank Richardson

What if we're getting performance wrong?

Jul 13, 2026

Overconfidence, talent myths, a biased workday, and hindsight. All connected.

Frank Richardson

Leadership

⚽ Everyone's an expert after the whistle

Jun 30, 2026

Why every failed project suddenly creates a room full of strategic geniuses.

🛋️ Manager or therapist?

Jun 24, 2026

How managers became the default support system for everything from burnout to breakups

😬 What if micromanagement is actually anxiety?

Jun 11, 2026

We tend to blame ego, control, or trust issues, but the psychology might be a little more complicated.

🏷️ The day you became “the quiet one”

Apr 28, 2026

What happens after personality labels stick, and start shaping who gets what at work.

Future of Work

🗺️ Have we been mapping AI skills all wrong?

Jul 22, 2026

Why the future of capability frameworks may be about reprioritisation rather than expansion.

🤖 Is AI becoming your favourite colleague?

Jul 8, 2026

New research suggests more employees are turning to AI for advice, brainstorming and even companionship. But at what cost?

🤖 Make this sound more human

May 12, 2026

As AI becomes normal at work, people are starting to worry less about doing good work and more about proving they did it themselves.

🎙️ When meetings become performances

Apr 23, 2026

AI notes may be nudging meetings toward polish over real-time thought.

Hiring & Talent

🤝 Hiring is getting weird again

May 19, 2026

Hiring used to be structured and predictable. Apparently, it’s now happening in bars, airports, and the cereal aisle.

🛠️ The return of “REAL” work

Apr 9, 2026

Why Gen Z are pushing for work they can see, feel and actually point to.

🪞 Is ‘talent density’ substance or smoke?

Jan 29, 2026

Why concentrating “the best people” might cost more than leaders expect.

💬 Is how you hire more important than who you hire?

Dec 11, 2025

What candidates learn about your culture from job ads, interviews, silence and the way you say “no”.