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The experience gap is also a trust gap
Young workers are told they need experience before they can be trusted with responsibility. But without trust, feedback and a chance to try, where is that experience supposed to come from?
6–9 minutesAI use is rising. Access to learning is falling.
PwC’s 2026 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey finds AI adoption is accelerating while fewer workers can access the development they need — widening the gap between employees already benefiting from AI and those still trying to catch up. AI adoption at work is moving faster than employee development. PwC’s 2026 Global Workforce Hopes and…
2–3 minutesThe team performance blind spot
Everyone in people management knows the toolkit: engagement surveys, culture audits, performance reviews. Organisations have never had more data about their people. Yet our research among more than 400 global tech leaders found that fewer than a quarter said their organisation has clear, aligned priorities. In other words, most lack a shared view of what…
3–4 minutesAutistic or ADHD? 5 questions to ask before your next job interview
Job interviews can reward fast answers, social fluency and comfort with ambiguity as much as they test whether somebody can do the job. For autistic and ADHD candidates, a few questions in advance can help make the process fairer — and more useful for the employer too. Interviews are stressful for plenty of people. But…
2–4 minutesHR AI is moving from answering questions to running the workflow
50skills has raised $6 million after customers automated millions of people-process actions. The more interesting story is what happens when AI stops assisting HR and starts executing the work.
3–5 minutesHeadFirst Global becomes Vertage – but the bigger shift is from headcount to outcomes
The EUR10 billion workforce group is uniting 11 operating businesses under one brand and platform. Its more ambitious bet is that companies will increasingly define the work they need done first, then use a mix of specialist talent and AI agents to deliver it.
2–4 minutesHiring for potential: what H2FLY looks for when there is no blueprint
H2FLY is hiring engineers to solve problems that, in some cases, nobody has solved before. HR Manager Christina Fretz, explains why the company looks beyond keywords—and why rejecting AI screening does not mean relying on gut feel. What does the perfect CV look like when you are hiring people to do work that, in some…
5–7 minutesIs time running out for the employee engagement survey?
Employee engagement surveys have dominated HR for decades. Culture15 founder Charlie Coode argues behaviour may be a better measure for the AI era.
5–7 minutesWhy lone working is one of the workplaces biggest safety blind spots, says safety expert
One of the most overlooked health and safety issues in workplaces is lone working, according to leading workplace health and safety expert, Brenig Moore. Across offices, schools, public buildings, shared spaces, and retail sites, many people are often asked to work before and after opening times, or at unsociable hours when nobody is around. That…
3–4 minutesHow to keep a flexible frontline workforce connected and engaged
Frontline workforce models now have to be more flexible than ever, with employers looking to optimise their use of full-time, temporary and seasonal staff whose schedules can vary significantly from week to week. On the one hand, this is ideal for organisations that need to adapt to changing demand, often at short notice and particularly in sectors…
4–6 minutesEveryone is talking about AI. Here are five things I heard at James Poulter’s book launch that stuck with me
On a Thursday evening in a small independent bookshop in Shoreditch, I went to hear James Poulter launch AI at Work. There was plenty about what AI can do. But the most interesting questions were about what happens to us. Everyone is talking about AI. Most of us are using it, too. Yet when James Poulter asked…
7–10 minutesWorkday x Strava: New initiative puts workplace wellbeing into motion
Workday UK Launches ‘Rise with Workday’ Initiative to Rebuild Human Connection and Support Workplace Wellbeing As AI rapidly transforms the world of work, Workday UK is launching Rise with Workday—a national initiative designed to bring human connection, movement, and community back to the workplace this autumn. Coming at a time when employee wellbeing is high on…
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What’s coming up in EX
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Unleash World
Lisbon · ExCeL
14 Jun PM
CIPD Festival of Work
ExCeL London
9 Jul
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London, UK
17–18 Jul
EX Tech Europe
Amsterdam, NL
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