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Emotion tracking tech in the workplace puts people’s wellbeing at risk

Workplace Insight

Privacy and Autonomy Concerns: Workers expressed significant discomfort with the invasive nature of these systems, which often operate without sufficient transparency or consultation. The IFOW emphasises the urgent need for regulatory frameworks to govern the use of AAM technologies in the workplace.

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AI will kill the org chart

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Ron Carucci, a consultant and researcher on leadership and organizations, and Kathleen Hogan, Microsoft’s former chief people officer and its newly appointed EVP of the Office of Strategy and Transformation, have identified what they believe are four of the most fundamental shifts that leaders and organizations must consider to be future-ready.

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The dark side of ambition

Work Life

Reports surfaced of erratic behavior, conflicts of interest, and a corporate culture driven more by Neumanns personal mythos than sound governance. This mindset is especially common in high-stakes environments like consulting, finance, or tech startups, where long hours and relentless competition are normalized.

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Start of the OD RenAIssance?

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SPACE Consultants is a Strategic Practice Alliance of Consultancies in Europe). From those conversations, we worked together to identify the most pressing organisational needs and began shaping our core themes: AI strategy, governance, organisational design, culture, skills, and project delivery. towards “where should we use AI?”

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How to keep a workplace functioning in the face of layoffs

Work Life

The reasons for these enormous numbers are multifaceted, ranging from staffing and funding cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and their ramifications, companies leaning in to automation and artificial intelligence to sluggish sales. How you treat people in hard times is what the soul of the company is,” she says.

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This is how you empower your team while maintaining strategic oversight

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Maria, a project manager at a fast-growing tech company Ive consulted with, is leading the rollout of a new software update for a major client. Strategic empowerment (empowered governance) This quadrant works best for high-performing teams that demonstrate consistent results and align well with the organizations strategic goals.

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Reactions to the UK’s new Employment Rights Bill

Workplace Insight

The legislation represents what the government claims is a significant overhaul of workers’ rights, offering more protections and benefits and helping to promote practices like flexible working. The government deserves credit for its willingness to engage with businesses and unions on how to make a success of the Plan to Make Work Pay.