Latest briefing · September 16, 2026
Agentic AI Is Scaling. The Work Underneath It Isn't.
Enterprises are deploying AI agents faster than they redesign the work structures those agents break — and that gap is where value goes to die.
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September 15, 2026
AI Is Making Decisions Faster Than Your Board Can Govern Them
Decision-making AI is embedding itself inside enterprises at a pace that board governance structures were never designed to match.
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September 12, 2026
The HR Function Is Breaking Under the Weight of Work It Was Never Staffed to Do
HR teams are being asked to lead AI transformation, manage hybrid complexity, and build culture — all while resources flatline.
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September 12, 2026
What Jacob Grumbach Just Got Right About DEI and the Bottom Line
New research shows S&P 500 companies that maintained DEI commitments outperformed peers — and the scholar behind it wants HR leaders to know why.
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September 11, 2026
The Hidden Tax on AI ROI: When Overuse Quietly Erodes the Judgment You're Trying to Scale
Generative AI may be degrading the managerial judgment organizations need most — and pay compression is making it worse.
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September 10, 2026
The AI Anxiety Paradox: Your Most Capable Employees Are the Most Afraid
Workers who use gen AI daily fear job loss more than non-users — and employers talking up AI without follow-through are making it worse.
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September 9, 2026
When Managers Outsource Thinking to AI, the Organization Pays the Bill
AI adoption isn't failing because of bad tools — it's failing because delegating judgment is not the same as augmenting it.
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September 8, 2026
When AI Screens Your Candidates, Who Is Legally Responsible for the Bias?
The Mobley v. Workday ruling signals that delegating hiring decisions to AI doesn't delegate the liability — and HR leaders need a new accountability framework now.
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September 5, 2026
The Management Pipeline Is Drying Up — And AI Hiring Is Accelerating the Damage
Individual contributors are rejecting management roles while AI title inflation warps hiring. Both trends are structural — and boards can't fix them with engagement programs.
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September 5, 2026
What Match Group's CPO Just Got Right About Flattening the Org
Match Group's chief people officer cut a quarter of managers, then let employees redesign who gets paid more — and why that matters now.
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