Pride and Prejudice

This Pride Month feels quieter than usual. Fewer LinkedIn posts. Fewer flags. Fewer leaders put their names behind the cause.

Designed to Drift

What’s the real cost of overlooking talent? According to a new study from McKinsey, the answer is measurable and significant.

AI and the Illusion of Excellence

When Micha Kaufman, CEO of Fiverr, warned about AI’s seismic impact on jobs last week, his advice on how workers should prepare sparked reactions from alarm to applause.

Dad's The Word

The prospective 'Dad Strike' in the UK, demanding better paternity leave, reveals a critical and often overlooked barrier to progress on gender equity: the system isn’t working for men either.

The Billion Dollar Boys Club

There’s a billion-dollar question. And it’s worth taking the time to answer.

Strong Enough to Feel?

Vulnerability is not weakness. It’s the foundation of strength. And whether it is around the boardroom table or kitchen table we have to talk about it.

Daylight is the Best Disinfectant for Meritocracy 

Over recent weeks in the UK and the US the pushback against DEI has taken unexpected direction. The spotlight on “corporate wokery” has given way to an extensive examination of root causes and potential solutions for the fair progression of talent. 

The Myth of Merit

This week’s announcement that law firm Simmons + Simmons is setting targets to significantly increase the number of employees from lower socio-economic backgrounds in every part of the organisation.

Bias in AI: Let’s demand the algorithm dances to our tune

In the week that the world met to discuss the future of AI, the bid for Open AI by Elon Musk, the high-priest of "anti-woke", reminded us precisely why independent governance, safety, and oversight are non-negotiable for the future deployment of AI.

Embracing strongman leaders: do Gen Z have it right?

Faced with an overheating political climate, a world on fire and the return of the strongman or alpha leader to do “a proper job” of fixing everything.

Don't fall for the Zucker punch

Sometimes a moment arrives that reveals the true nature of an organisation, when the carefully crafted statements and policies fall away, and you see what really lies beneath.