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Shaida Darian
Shaida Darian

Shaida Darian is a Business and Organisational Psychologist, interested in the forces that shape behaviour at work, from decision-making and conflict to leadership, collaboration and organisational culture. Her doctoral research examines how different forms of conflict shape group decision-making, particularly when teams need to share and combine information to make better decisions.


The oversight illusion: when accountability outruns agency

The oversight illusion: when accountability outruns agency

Why naming a responsible manager is a dangerous administrative fiction if they lack the expertise, visibility, time, and authority to evaluate autonomous AI decisions.

Oct 8, 2026

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5 min read

Return-to-Office, everyone’s back. What’s better?

Return-to-Office, everyone’s back. What’s better?

The return-to-office debate and the risk of mistaking organisational problems for location problems.

Sep 30, 2026

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5 min read

The 120-hour Workweek

The 120-hour Workweek

Flexible Working Hours. The hours are flexible, the expectation to respond is less so.

Sep 23, 2026

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4 min read

Four essays on systems that aren't doing what we think they are

Four essays on systems that aren't doing what we think they are

Hiring, attention, management, and AI. All circling the same question.

Sep 17, 2026

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3 min read

The option, not the outcome: Is AI taking jobs, or taking the blame?

The option, not the outcome: Is AI taking jobs, or taking the blame?

When organisations attribute job cuts to AI, they blur the line between technological capability and executive choice.

Sep 16, 2026

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4 min read

The Managerial Shock Absorber, or the path of least resistance?

The Managerial Shock Absorber, or the path of least resistance?

Why we must stop treating the middle management role as an infinitely elastic buffer for organisational friction.

Sep 10, 2026

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4 min read

The Silent Killer

The Silent Killer

What constant stimulation is quietly doing to the way we work.

Sep 3, 2026

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4 min read

Applicant Tracking System, or applicant target practice?

Applicant Tracking System, or applicant target practice?

Are we optimising recruitment, or optimising for employee success?

Aug 27, 2026

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4 min read

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