How to Embed Purpose at Every Level | MIT Sloan Management Review (2025)
The "House of Transformational Sustainability" framework offers organisations a systematic approach to embedding purpose beyond aspirational statements. This model aligns corporate architecture—from foundational values to everyday operations—with societal purpose, engaging employees at all levels in meaningful transformation rather than limiting purpose to senior leadership alone.
Design Work to Prevent Burnout | MIT Sloan Management Review (2024)
The SMART Work Design model offers a practical framework for combating workplace burnout through five key dimensions: Stimulating work, Mastery, Autonomy, Relational work, and Tolerable demands. Rather than applying quick fixes to stressed employees, this evidence-based approach tackles the root causes of disengagement by redesigning jobs to enhance well-being and performance.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lighthouses 2025 | World Economic Forum (2025)
The World Economic Forum's third annual report showcases eight corporate initiatives that deliver significant, quantifiable impact for underrepresented groups, demonstrating how addressing root causes with leadership commitment and data-driven strategies leads to transformative change across industries and geographies.
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The Top 20 Leadership Challenges | Center for Creative Leadership (2024)
Research from over 48,000 leaders identifies the exact challenges preventing leadership success at every organisational level, revealing dramatic post-pandemic shifts and providing targeted strategies to unlock leadership potential.
The Impossible Role: Rethinking Leadership Amidst Rising Expectations | DDI Global Leadership Forecast (2025)
Leadership has never been more critical yet challenging in today's complex business landscape. DDI's eleventh Global Leadership Forecast reveals how organisations with strong leadership development strategies can transform current leadership struggles into strategic advantages, directly impacting organisational resilience, talent retention, and financial performance.
Global Skills Taxonomy Adoption Toolkit: Defining a Common Skills Language for a Future-Ready Workforce | World Economic Forum (2025)
A groundbreaking toolkit offering practical guidance for businesses, governments, and education providers to establish a common skills language and create a workforce prepared for future challenges.
Returning to the office? Focus more on practices and less on the policy | McKinsey Quarterly (2025)
New research reveals that the return-to-office policy matters far less than the work environment organisations create. A study of thousands of US employees shows that five core practices—collaboration, connectivity, innovation, mentorship, and skill development—drive performance regardless of whether teams work in person, hybrid, or remote.
When Boredom Drives Turnover on Your Team | Harvard Business Review (2025) |
A groundbreaking study of UN peacekeepers reveals that workplace boredom isn't just an inconvenience—it's a significant driver of turnover. The research shows how helping employees pivot from abstract, lofty goals to more minor, achievable wins can dramatically improve engagement and retention.
2025 Edelman Trust Barometer: Trust and the Crisis of Grievance | Edelman Trust Institute (2025)
What happens when 6 in 10 people feel the system is rigged? The 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals a global trust crisis, with 61% feeling left behind by institutions. Business remains the most trusted—and most accountable—actor. This article explores how leaders can rebuild trust at work through fairness, inclusion, and ethical performance. This article unpacks the roots of grievance, the implications for workforce sentiment, and the strategic levers businesses must pull to rebuild trust and drive societal progress.