This post originally appeared on Forbes on April 29, 2026. Leidy Klotz, author of the wildly popular book Subtract, has now turned his attention to a deceptively simple question in his new book, In A Good Place. How do the spaces we inhabit shape the way we think, feel, and perform? Rather than treating offices as neutral backdrops, Klotz argues that physical environments quietly steer behavior and emotions — often in ways leaders overlook. For organizations investing heavily

This post originally appeared on Forbes on April 17, 2026. Authorities have charged an employee with arson after he allegedly set fire to a Kimberly-Clark warehouse, causing over $600 million in overall damages. Investigators allege he filmed himself setting the blaze, expressing anger over wages and corporate practices. Via a video uploaded to Facebook, he said, “If you’re not going to pay us enough to [expletive] live or afford to live, at least pay us enough not to do this

This originally appeared on Forbes on March 17, 2026. Meetings are one of the most familiar rituals of organizational life — and one of the most widely criticized and dreaded. Everyone has that one recurring meeting in the calendar that they are loath to attend and could probably instead be an email. Yet despite widespread frustration, meetings continue to be a staple of corporate life. According to Rebecca Hinds, author of Your Best Meeting Ever: 7 Principles for Designing M

This post originally appeared on Forbes on November 2024, 2025 Across global markets, the average tenure of CEOs is shrinking. Russell Reynolds Associates’ CEO Turnover Index shows that the window for chief executives to prove themselves is narrowing. “In 2023, CEOs who departed their role had been in seat for 8.4 years. However, we’re now at the stage where outgoing CEOs have been in their role for 7.2 years, and that tenure continues to go down,” says Laura Sanderson, who

This post originally appeared on Forbes on November 3, 2025 In a time when trust in business is declining — Edelman reports an “ unprecedented global decline for employer trust ” — and a general feeling of being aggrieved by our employer rises, how can leaders understand what is causing this reputation downfall? It’s easy to blame a bad product launch, a CEO scandal, or even a poorly timed statement on social media. News of mass layoffs, such as Amazon’s recent announcement t

This post originally appeared in Forbes on Sept 2, 2025. Nestlé has just dismissed its chief executive , Laurent Freixe, for having an undisclosed relationship with a subordinate. And July 2025 provided the kiss-cam moment seen around the world, when the CEO of technology company Astronomer and the company’s Chief People Officer (CPO) were caught in a passionate embrace. With the relationship also being an affair, many assumed both would be asked to leave as a matter of princ

This post originally appeared in Forbes on May 29, 2025. Do you have an important conversation with your manager coming up? Perhaps you...

This post originally appeared in Forbes on May 21, 2025. There is a large conversation about trust in generative AI, and KPMG’s latest...

This post originally appeared in Forbes on May 20, 2025. Generative AI research is flowing in fast, with recent reports from BetterUp ...

This originally appeared in Forbes on May 16, 2025. Burnout used to look like late nights, exhaustion, a full calendar and a never-ending...

This post originally appeared on Forbes on April 22, 2025. High-potential programs are a main feature of many companies’ learning and...

This post first appeared on Forbes on March 31, 2025. The recent controversy surrounding the release of former Meta employee Sarah...

This post first appeared on Forbes on March 26, 2025. The current disengagement in the workforce is pervasive and teetering on the edge...

This post originally appeared in Forbes on January 29, 2025. January arrives with the excitement and ambition of New Year's resolutions....

This post originally appeared in Forbes on January 27, 2025. While AI continues to be the hot workplace topic to kick off 2025, many...

This post originally appeared in Forbes on January 14, 2025. As businesses enter a new year marked by economic uncertainty — but with the...

This post originally appeared on Forbes on November 30, 2024. If there was something that 81% of people spent time at work doing, yet 84%...

This post originally appeared on Forbes on November 28, 2024. Does your festive season networking schedule seem lighter than usual? If...

This post originally appeared on Forbes on November 21, 2024. In one of the toughest job markets in recent times, people are asking how...

This post originally appeared on Forbes on November 12, 2024. Despite overwhelming research that shorter work weeks and remote working...