Culture
Signal File: what this week’s headlines reveal about creating a sustainable workforce
This week’s signals track how humans and machines are learning to adapt, from empathetic robots and age-diverse founders to construction automation and the cooling job market
Is misplaced faith in mandates making things worse for the RTO?
Company bosses are doubling down on the return to office but all the evidence on mandates suggests that they repel talent and wreck morale without really raising levels of performance
Signal File: what this week’s headlines reveal about emotional infrastructures
This week’s signals track the emergence of emotional intelligence as a new layer of infrastructure, from AI that understands human reasoning to wellbeing metrics guiding resilience
A decade of change: charting the path of evolution in the Middle East workplace
A decade after the inaugural Middle East workplace productivity study, new research by Workplaced reveals just how far the region has come – and where old challenges remain
From structured choice to strategic harmony: redefining hybrid work
As firms balance economic pressure with employee agency, the emerging challenge is how to design workplace strategies that unite culture, connection and operational efficiency
Post-perk culture: what really brings people back to the office?
As tax breaks on office snacks and coffee come to an end in the US, employers face a choice: cut back on the perks or invest in deeper forms of engagement and culture
Signal File: what this week’s headlines reveal about the polarisation of work
From shorter weeks and fading engagement to stalled AI pilots and the rise of machine empathy, this week’s stories chart the changing tempo of the workplace
Why is full-time office work flatlining despite strict mandates?
Evidence suggests that the return to office is stalling, but leaders will miss a trick this autumn if they obsess on RTO policies and not on practices that really improve the work environment
