Culture

Signal File: is the workforce ready for AI leadership?

From AI-led leadership to changing ownership and hidden infrastructure costs, this week’s signals show how control, responsibility and risk are moving across the system of work 

Joyless work: why culture matters to counter slump in engagement

Employee engagement is now at its lowest level since the pandemic according to Gallup. Could a better understanding how company culture is affected by hybrid work stem the tide of misery?

Out of Office: what happens when WFH becomes a legal right?

While employers across the world double down on office attendance, Victoria State in Australia is making flexible working a legal right. But what happens to the office when hybrid work is protected by law?

Signal File: workplace systems at odds with work

From fragile trust in AI customer service to managers lacking workforce data and employees experiencing AI burnout, this week’s signals highlight the growing gap between organisational systems and work 

Signal File: changing sources of influence at work

Work continuously recalibrates across leadership, technology and employee experience. This week’s signals reveal how generational CEO turnover is influencing flexibility,…

The boardroom influence: why data is now central to FM strategy

As hybrid work reshapes office demand, data is becoming the true currency of FM’s strategic influence

Heading for the exit: do RTO mandates target the wrong people?

Some large firms are leveraging strict return-to-office policies as a way to reduce headcount. But such a short-term strategy might be self-defeating when you lose the people you will need most

The limits of one-size-fits-all workplace systems

As organisations push staff back into the office, new Matrix Booking’s research reveals how outdated workspace systems are undermining productivity