leadership
Signal File: is the workplace going through its culture reckoning?
From toxic leadership and stalled careers to AI scepticism and office mandates, this week’s signals show how workplace culture is being tested from every direction
Signal File: how unwritten rules of work shape culture
From the glass cliff to interview etiquette and blurred boundaries, this week’s signals explore how unspoken norms continue to shape who gets ahead at work
Signal File: the culture that leaders are not seeing
From the narcissism behind return-to-office pushes to the mental toll of remote work, this week's signals show how culture is shaped from the top down
Why the real AI revolution will be with facilities managers
Most attention in the workplace is fixed on what agentic AI might do for workflow and experience. But behind the scenes, a radical transformation of the FM discipline could be just as influential
Action amplified: how leaders shape the experience of listening at work
In the third article of this series on workplace noise, expert Bill Schiffmiller explores the impact leaders have on enabling a culture of listening within the workplace
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,…
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
Preparing for Davos: the leadership, AI and resilience questions shaping 2026
Davos 2026 will be less about vision and more about readiness. Insights from a McKinsey preview webinar point to the structural gaps organisations can no longer ignore
