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mannequin figures standing on a dark wooden table in front of bookshelves, engaged in a tug-of-war with a red rope tied in a knot, symbolizing tension and the rift between leadership and employees in a toxic workplace

Reconciling the rift: A playbook for toxic workplaces

September 8, 2026 • by Robert Vilkelis in Organizational culture • 3 min read

Learn how to disrupt executive echo chambers, align KPIs, and restore trust with a systemic approach to toxic workplaces....

yellow canary in a dark coal mine illustrates how employee dissent and behavioral friction can reveal deeper organizational problems

Is your employee really difficult – or the canary in the coal mine?

August 27, 2026 • by Robert Vilkelis in Organizational culture • 3 min read

Dissent signals are data. Shift from blaming individuals to diagnosing the system, using friction to reveal operational bottlenecks....

A healthy debate: CHROs can use geopolitical opinion to unite, rather than divide the workforce

August 26, 2026 • by Katharina Lange in Organizational culture • 4 min read

IMD’s Katharina Lange explains how CHROs can strike a balance between respecting employee opinions and preserving organizational performance and integrity....

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Building trust in a complex global business

August 14, 2026 • by Mark J. Greeven in Organizational culture • 7 min read

How COFCO International rebuilt trust under Chi Jingtao (Johnny) with alignment, values, and visible leadership....

Are you using your human advantage or not?

July 16, 2026 • by Andrew Sharman in Organizational culture • 9 min read

In a world of hyper-pressure where leaders are being pulled in every direction, the challenge is to perform but also to empower, inspire and protect human energy, creativity, judgement, and courage. The...

Are you unintentionally creating a toxic workplace?

July 8, 2026 • by Robert Vilkelis in Organizational culture • 3 min read

Toxicity often starts when talk diverges from action. Learn diagnostic questions to reconcile lived experience with strategy and improve outcomes...

Cultural Calibration in a multi-layered world

June 30, 2026 • by Dorotea Brandin in Organizational culture • 3 min read

Master Cultural Calibration: open mind, explicit norms, and regular alignment to keep cross-border collaboration clear and productive....

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Is this the end of empathy?

May 27, 2026 • by Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg in Organizational culture • 10 min read

Leaders are becoming tougher and more direct. Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg says emotional intelligence still matters in an era of blunt force....

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Is your leadership blind to neurodivergence?

April 29, 2026 • by Robert Vilkelis, Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Organizational culture • 6 min read

Learn practical strategies for recognizing neurodivergence in the workplace, turning behavioral differences into strengths through culture-aware leadership....

Bosses: Stop telling staff that AI won’t take their jobs

April 8, 2026 • by Amit Joshi in Organizational culture • 5 min read

How CHROs can help the workforce navigate AI-driven change by building trust, improving the employee experience, and leading cultural change in HR and talent management. ...