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AI, Remote Work, and Fractional Work have disrupted how we work forever. Welcome to your new leadership guide.

"To Flatten the Trough, HR Must Become the Product Team" (Volker Jacobs)

"To Flatten the Trough, HR Must Become the Product Team" (Volker Jacobs)

Volker Jacobs says HR must become a product team—embedding AI, redesigning roles around users, and building trust through iterative transformation to flatten the trough of disillusionment.
Real Estate's Startup Survival Test

Real Estate's Startup Survival Test

Phil Kirschner
June 12, 2025
6
min read
Real Estate's Startup Survival Test

Real Estate's Startup Survival Test

How the corporate real estate industry can evolve past 'second-largest expense' thinking to being the Chief Places Officer.
Unlock Internal Talent Flow to Grow

Unlock Internal Talent Flow to Grow

Sophie Wade
June 10, 2025
5
min read
Unlock Internal Talent Flow to Grow

Unlock Internal Talent Flow to Grow

Unlock internal mobility with a skills-first approach to boost retention, agility, and workforce impact.
Denise Brouder: DEI hasn’t failed, but it has lost its shared understanding

Denise Brouder: DEI hasn’t failed, but it has lost its shared understanding

Denise Brouder reframes DEI as a systems challenge, rooted in fairness, not politics, and driven by managers, small acts, and clear, inclusive principles at work.
Coworking Was Never About the Space

Coworking Was Never About the Space

Phil Kirschner
June 5, 2025
6
min read
Coworking Was Never About the Space

Coworking Was Never About the Space

Why the future of innovation depends on breaking down walls between your team and the outside world.
Ditch the Job. Focus on the Work.

Ditch the Job. Focus on the Work.

Sophie Wade
June 3, 2025
5
min read
Ditch the Job. Focus on the Work.

Ditch the Job. Focus on the Work.

Shift focus from rigid job titles to dynamic, skills-based work models for enhanced agility and growth.
The World’s Largest Office is Empty

The World’s Largest Office is Empty

Phil Kirschner
May 29, 2025
6
min read
The World’s Largest Office is Empty

The World’s Largest Office is Empty

What the Surat Diamond Bourse mega-project teaches us about building flexibility into big workplace decisions.
Future-Proof Your Workforce

Future-Proof Your Workforce

Sophie Wade
May 27, 2025
5
min read
Future-Proof Your Workforce

Future-Proof Your Workforce

Urgent action plan to future-proof your workforce: Critical combinations of coworkers, contractors, and AI collaborators.
Chief of Work: A Modern(a) C-Suite Role

Chief of Work: A Modern(a) C-Suite Role

Phil Kirschner
May 22, 2025
6
min read
Chief of Work: A Modern(a) C-Suite Role

Chief of Work: A Modern(a) C-Suite Role

Breaking down silos in and around the C-suite can create and sustain a better employee experience.
Build Your Business Flatter Faster

Build Your Business Flatter Faster

Sophie Wade
May 20, 2025
5
min read
Build Your Business Flatter Faster

Build Your Business Flatter Faster

Build faster flatter: avoid adding fixed hierarchies, by Sophie Wade.
UNLEASH: My First HR Conference Gamble

UNLEASH: My First HR Conference Gamble

Phil Kirschner
May 15, 2025
6
min read
UNLEASH: My First HR Conference Gamble

UNLEASH: My First HR Conference Gamble

Expanding beyond your professional conference comfort zone might be the key to solving your most persistent workplace challenges.
Moderna Merges HR & IT: Chief People & Digital Technology manages 3,000 AI's and 5,800 humans

Moderna Merges HR & IT: Chief People & Digital Technology manages 3,000 AI's and 5,800 humans

Moderna merged HR and IT under one leader to align talent and tech for AI readiness—signaling a shift from static roles to dynamic flows of work.
Are You Scaring or Scaling Your Talent?

Are You Scaring or Scaling Your Talent?

Sophie Wade
May 13, 2025
5
min read
Are You Scaring or Scaling Your Talent?

Are You Scaring or Scaling Your Talent?

Scaling not scaring your talent; boosting not blurring boundaries.
5 Blind Spots Holding Back Modern Work

5 Blind Spots Holding Back Modern Work

Phil Kirschner
May 8, 2025
6
min read
5 Blind Spots Holding Back Modern Work

5 Blind Spots Holding Back Modern Work

Actionable insights from beyond the conference stage at Running Remote, and stories you can use to lead workplace change right now.
Where’s Your Watercooler?

Where’s Your Watercooler?

Sophie Wade
May 8, 2025
5
min read
Where’s Your Watercooler?

Where’s Your Watercooler?

Refining watercooler logic; building belonging through transparency.
Insights from Running Remote 2025: No More Debates, Only Design

Insights from Running Remote 2025: No More Debates, Only Design

Remote work has moved past debate. At Running Remote 2025, leaders shared how to design for clarity, trust, and real impact—across AI, inclusion, leadership, and culture.
Four Forces That Make or Break Your Change Initiative [Free Worksheet]

Four Forces That Make or Break Your Change Initiative [Free Worksheet]

A simple framework you can use right now for understanding and mitigating emotional and functional resistance to change.
Hacking Work on Labour Day!

Hacking Work on Labour Day!

Sophie Wade
May 1, 2025
5
min read
Hacking Work on Labour Day!

Hacking Work on Labour Day!

Hacking what works, how to keep your Gen Zers at work, how to improve focused work.
Vibe Officing: The Antidote to Office Mandates

Vibe Officing: The Antidote to Office Mandates

Phil Kirschner
April 24, 2025
5
min read
Vibe Officing: The Antidote to Office Mandates

Vibe Officing: The Antidote to Office Mandates

The era of mandates is fading—now, it’s the vibe that draws people in and determines where creativity, focus, and collaboration come to life.
Riding Through Current Challenges

Riding Through Current Challenges

Sophie Wade
April 24, 2025
5
min read
Riding Through Current Challenges

Riding Through Current Challenges

Facing our reality, building on the basics, AI digital twins, copying Hollywood models.
Above the Line: When Altitude Limits Innovation (And What To Do About It)

Above the Line: When Altitude Limits Innovation (And What To Do About It)

Why asking where someone is working might be the most important question in hybrid work and workplace innovation.
A Fresh Perspective for You--my NEW Work In Progress Report

A Fresh Perspective for You--my NEW Work In Progress Report

Actionable Insights for What’s Ahead: The New Work In Progress Report. A weekly ‘must read’ for human-centric workforce innovation in the age of AI.
Take Your Pulse: How Rhythms of the Business Create Order in Hybrid Chaos

Take Your Pulse: How Rhythms of the Business Create Order in Hybrid Chaos

Feeling and seeing an organization's heartbeat reduces cognitive load and makes coordinating easier across distributed teams.
All CEOs Agree: Where Work Happens Matters [Free Assessment]

All CEOs Agree: Where Work Happens Matters [Free Assessment]

Phil Kirschner
April 3, 2025
5
min read
All CEOs Agree: Where Work Happens Matters [Free Assessment]

All CEOs Agree: Where Work Happens Matters [Free Assessment]

Establishing clear, digital homes for our work can help leaders with opposing views bridge the hybrid work divide.

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