#workplace culture
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Nadella's silence still haunts him
Microsoft's CEO regrets not speaking up in a 2008 meeting with Bill Gates, a lesson that shaped how he now leads.
Fortune · 1m
Office mandates stifle innovation, study warns
Return-to-office rules reward compliance over creativity and push talented workers toward competitors, research shows.
Thehill · 3m
How to tell someone they're too sick to be here
Asking a feverish colleague or friend to go home feels rude. Here's how to do it without making them feel judged.
TIME · 3m
Fired OpenAI researchers deny misconduct, warn of chilling effect
Three safety researchers fired by OpenAI dispute the company's claims and say their dismissal signals a dangerous shift in workplace culture.
TechCrunch · 2m
Japan pays older workers to do nothing
While Western CEOs demand productivity and AI cuts, Japanese companies quietly pay thousands of senior employees to sit idle, protecting job security over efficiency.
Fortune · 1m
Two ways to get promoted, says PwC exec
Dallas Dolen, who leads PwC's US technology practice, says responsiveness and face time are the keys to advancement.
Business Insider · 1m
Women Still Face Too Much Bullshit in Silicon Valley
A WIRED editor's personal reckoning with sexism in tech and media, and why an entire issue dedicated to women matters now more than ever.
WIRED · 1m
House of Lords ditches the tie requirement
Britain's upper chamber drops mandatory neckwear, sparking debate about formality, fashion and what it means to dress for power.
the Guardian · 1m
Codie Sanchez's intense rules for cutting meeting waste
The entrepreneur and podcast host runs meetings like a business owner: ruthlessly efficient, no sugar coating, and protective of deep work time.
Business Insider · 1m
Gen Z speaks a different workplace language
Generational gaps in communication aren't about better or worse, just different environments where workers learned their skills.
The Conversation · 2m
From cashier to million-dollar exec in 40 years
Home Depot's Ann-Marie Campbell proves that staying put and loving your work can lead to extraordinary career growth.
Fortune · 2m
Why is Silicon Valley still a boys' club?
WIRED investigates the state of women in tech as the industry swings right and gender talk disappears.
WIRED · 1m
The iced coffee job interview debate
A recruiter's TikTok sparked a viral argument about whether bringing your own drink to an interview looks unprofessional.
Bon Appétit · 1m
Your team is grieving the work AI took
A grief expert says the quiet panic spreading through AI-heavy workplaces is mourning, and treating it as resistance makes it worse.
Fortune · 1m