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Goodbye, middle managers. Hello, 'player-coaches' and 'org leads.'

Meta and Block are redefining managerial roles to embrace AI, with Meta introducing 'org leads' and Block using 'player-coaches'.

Human connection is an urgent business investment in the AI era

Digital convenience has led to increased loneliness and anxiety, highlighting the need for human connection in both personal and professional realms.

Designers: We are perpetuating our own burnout problem

Design and research roles experience the highest burnout rates in tech, driven by external pressures and internal frameworks that may not support well-being.

Mental health

fromNature

Struggling to focus on research when the world is 'on fire'? Some ways to cope

Global news events are causing burnout and mental exhaustion among researchers, impacting their work and personal lives.

Burnt-out managers are destroying teams. These 5 daily habits reverse it

Burnout among managers is prevalent, but resilience can be built through specific daily habits, including openly practicing self-care.

Designers: We are perpetuating our own burnout problem

Design and research roles experience the highest burnout rates in tech, driven by external pressures and internal frameworks that may not support well-being.

Mental health

fromNature

Struggling to focus on research when the world is 'on fire'? Some ways to cope

Global news events are causing burnout and mental exhaustion among researchers, impacting their work and personal lives.

Burnt-out managers are destroying teams. These 5 daily habits reverse it

Burnout among managers is prevalent, but resilience can be built through specific daily habits, including openly practicing self-care.

The Leadership Skill That's Quietly Fading in the Age of AI

AI-driven efficiency risks diminishing deep thinking, leading to a loss of original understanding and nuanced insight among leaders.

AI adoption isn't the hard part, it's building employee agency | Fortune

AI empowers non-coders to execute ideas, requiring companies to foster safe, effective environments for employee agency and innovation.

21 hours ago

Meta's AI push is reshaping how work gets done inside the company

Meta is prioritizing AI tools to enhance productivity and efficiency among its employees, impacting job roles and company structure.

Leaders push for a 'Manhattan Project' and public-private solutions around AI and labor | Fortune

AI could create a talent and job crisis, necessitating collaboration between public and private sectors to manage the transition effectively.

As AI reshapes the office, Fortune's Best Companies to Work For are doubling down on the most human perks | Fortune

Companies must adapt to the AI era by prioritizing employee support and engagement while investing in AI-ready careers.

McKinsey's new AI leadership playbook: flatten teams and move faster

AI can streamline organizational structures by flattening management layers and enhancing decision-making capabilities.

Philosophy

The Leadership Skill That's Quietly Fading in the Age of AI

AI-driven efficiency risks diminishing deep thinking, leading to a loss of original understanding and nuanced insight among leaders.

AI adoption isn't the hard part, it's building employee agency | Fortune

AI empowers non-coders to execute ideas, requiring companies to foster safe, effective environments for employee agency and innovation.

21 hours ago

Meta's AI push is reshaping how work gets done inside the company

Meta is prioritizing AI tools to enhance productivity and efficiency among its employees, impacting job roles and company structure.

Leaders push for a 'Manhattan Project' and public-private solutions around AI and labor | Fortune

AI could create a talent and job crisis, necessitating collaboration between public and private sectors to manage the transition effectively.

As AI reshapes the office, Fortune's Best Companies to Work For are doubling down on the most human perks | Fortune

Companies must adapt to the AI era by prioritizing employee support and engagement while investing in AI-ready careers.

McKinsey's new AI leadership playbook: flatten teams and move faster

AI can streamline organizational structures by flattening management layers and enhancing decision-making capabilities.

The Future of Brain Health Is Architecture

The built environment significantly influences mental health, mood, and performance, with neuroscience guiding design for improved well-being.

Education

fromFuturism

1 hour ago

AI Forces College Professor to Get Typewriters for Entire Class

Typewriters in class encourage students to engage more with each other and the learning process, contrasting with modern digital distractions.

#innovation

23 hours ago

Startup companies

Leaders share 18 common innovation mistakes

Why Most Companies Get Innovation Completely Wrong

Real innovation stems from those closest to the work, not from executives or consultants.

Business intelligence

How to build a culture of innovation

Startup companies

23 hours ago

Leaders share 18 common innovation mistakes

Innovation requires dedicated focus and understanding beyond just new tools or technology.

Why Most Companies Get Innovation Completely Wrong

Real innovation stems from those closest to the work, not from executives or consultants.

Business intelligence

How to build a culture of innovation

9 things people who command respect at work do that have nothing to do with their title or seniority - Silicon Canals

Respect at work is earned through listening and accountability, not through titles or positions.

How (and why) to give your team time to think

Teams are optimized for activity over creativity, leading to a lack of innovative breakthroughs.

Mindfulness

Want your team to come up with better ideas? Try this

How (and why) to give your team time to think

Teams are optimized for activity over creativity, leading to a lack of innovative breakthroughs.

Mindfulness

Want your team to come up with better ideas? Try this

How giving starts progress and leadership scales it

Volatility and accountability are transforming philanthropy, requiring leadership to drive impactful change.

Agile

Best Way to Onboard Team To Claude Code

Onboarding a team to Claude Code enhances efficiency in design and development tasks, optimizing its use for prototyping and code reviews.

16 hours ago

How "Supercommunicators" Make Conversations Work

There are three conversation types: practical, emotional, and social, with emotional intelligence playing a key role in effective communication.

Digital life

18 hours ago

Press 1 to Accept the Future

The only choice left regarding technology is whether to embrace it or be left behind.

Media industry

fromRAIN News

22 hours ago

OpenAI acquires TBPN; recognizes its audience & expert team

OpenAI has acquired TBPN, enhancing its editorial and audience engagement capabilities in tech, business, and culture.

fromThe Bootstrapped Founder

Building in Public: Risks and Strategies for Founders

Radical transparency in business can lead to success, but current dynamics may pose risks that could jeopardize a company's future.

Your CEO gives you the ick. Now what?

Emily's perception of her CEO's integrity is compromised after discovering his affair, affecting her confidence in promoting company values.

#artificial-intelligence

Non-profit organizations

fromSan Jose Spotlight

20 hours ago

San Jose wants to spin off AI policy initiative - San Jose Spotlight

Artificial intelligence can enhance government operations, but raises concerns about data security, privacy, and workforce displacement.

fromHarvard Business Review

Don't Let AI Destroy the Skills That Make Your Company Competitive

AI can enhance performance but risks undermining an organization's unique identity and adaptability.

Non-profit organizations

fromSan Jose Spotlight

20 hours ago

San Jose wants to spin off AI policy initiative - San Jose Spotlight

Artificial intelligence can enhance government operations, but raises concerns about data security, privacy, and workforce displacement.

fromHarvard Business Review

more#artificial-intelligence

Don't Let AI Destroy the Skills That Make Your Company Competitive

AI can enhance performance but risks undermining an organization's unique identity and adaptability.

fromInfoQ

How to Handle Trusts and Psychological Safety When Scaling Organizations

Trust must be built team by team; it cannot be replicated as organizations scale.

Marketing tech

Why are designers, engineers, and product managers in a 'three-way standoff'?

The design job market is experiencing uncertainty as demand for product managers rises, raising concerns about the impact of AI on designer roles.

Data science

Context matters... A lot

Large language models excel at tasks but struggle with context, leading to potentially misleading answers despite their capabilities.

AI isn't just reshaping productivity and threatening to kill jobs. It's changing how we lead, communicate, and treat each other. It's also creating a new gender gap

Generative AI is reshaping communication, trust, and cultural interactions beyond productivity and efficiency concerns.

Ben Armstrong of MIT on the Future of Work and Adapting to Technological Change

Generative AI tools require human involvement for accuracy and relevance, similar to the early internet's need for effective user engagement.

Women in technology

AI isn't just reshaping productivity and threatening to kill jobs. It's changing how we lead, communicate, and treat each other. It's also creating a new gender gap

Generative AI is reshaping communication, trust, and cultural interactions beyond productivity and efficiency concerns.

Ben Armstrong of MIT on the Future of Work and Adapting to Technological Change

Generative AI tools require human involvement for accuracy and relevance, similar to the early internet's need for effective user engagement.

Why Can't People Understand Each Other?

Misunderstandings in close relationships can lead to significant emotional distress and misinterpretation of intentions.

fromHyperallergic

Nine Lessons on My Path From Engagement to Leadership

Curiosity is foundational in the arts, as demonstrated by the Menil Collection's exhibition, which transformed a gallery into an education room through public programs.

Arts

DevOps

fromInfoQ

Github Integrates AI to Improve Accessibility Issue Management and Automate Feedback Triage

GitHub has launched an AI-powered workflow to streamline accessibility feedback into prioritized engineering tasks.

Marketing

The Great Convergence: Why The Creator Economy's Future Belongs To Those Who Unite Social, Brand, And Talent

The entertainment industry is shifting power to creators, with traditional advertising losing relevance as the creator economy rapidly expands.

fromNature

Now is the time for scientific societies to guide global research

Modern scientific societies are increasingly vulnerable due to their dependence on membership fees and journal subscriptions, which are being challenged by the rise of virtual networking and open-access publishing.

Science

fromDanielwestheide

6 days ago

Software development

Pair Programming Considered Unnecessary: The Costs of Productive Solitude

JetBrains is discontinuing Code With Me due to declining demand for remote collaborative coding post-pandemic.

fromArchDaily

A Community Art Ecosystem in Practice / MINOR lab

The project emphasizes the reactivation of spatial value within existing community structures, transforming building stock into community assets of public significance.

Renovation

Growth hacking

How to Make Your Team Comfortable With Constant Change

Routinizing change is three times more effective than relying on inspiration alone in low-trust environments.

#productivity

UX design

Do less with AI

Many productivity programs solve the wrong problem. This is what leaders should do instead

Organizations face work design problems rather than productivity issues, leading to temporary solutions that fail to address underlying conflicts in problem-solving approaches.

Are you making this common productivity mistake?

Overwhelmed professionals often mistake organizing for productivity, leading to reduced performance despite increased activity.

Business

How leaders can harness productivity to unlock creativity

Do less with AI

Trying to do too much hinders productivity and leads to unfinished projects and feelings of inadequacy.

Many productivity programs solve the wrong problem. This is what leaders should do instead

Organizations face work design problems rather than productivity issues, leading to temporary solutions that fail to address underlying conflicts in problem-solving approaches.

Are you making this common productivity mistake?

Overwhelmed professionals often mistake organizing for productivity, leading to reduced performance despite increased activity.

Business

How leaders can harness productivity to unlock creativity

8 workplace phrases that sound professional but are actually passive-aggressive - Silicon Canals

Certain workplace phrases mask passive-aggressive sentiments, creating tension while maintaining plausible deniability.

Design

fromArchDaily

Cultural Centers Beyond the Building: 6 Unbuilt Projects Integrating Landscape

Cultural centers are evolving to reflect diverse architectural explorations and redefine public institutions' roles in various contexts.

#organizational-culture

Why Leaders Often Discover Organizational Problems Too Late

Hidden problems in teams often remain unreported due to a culture that discourages early issue escalation, leading to delayed responses and increased costs.

Dining

How the best cultures operate like open kitchens

Optimizing organizational culture enhances both front stage performance and the overall experience for customers.

Why Leaders Often Discover Organizational Problems Too Late

Hidden problems in teams often remain unreported due to a culture that discourages early issue escalation, leading to delayed responses and increased costs.

Dining

more#organizational-culture

How the best cultures operate like open kitchens

Optimizing organizational culture enhances both front stage performance and the overall experience for customers.

Many Employees Are Complaining That Work Has Been 'Stripped of Fun' - Here's Why

Employee morale is declining as companies cut perks and increase workloads with AI.

fromSilicon Canals

People who are kind and intelligent but have no close friends have usually spent so long being competent in every situation that they've forgotten, or never learned, how to be helpless in front of someone - and helplessness, offered honestly, is one of the primary raw materials that close friendship has always been made from - Silicon Canals

Real friendship is built on vulnerability and connection, not competence or capability.

Startup companies

Jack Dorsey says Block employees now bring prototypes not slide decks to meetings

Block CEO Jack Dorsey has eliminated slide decks in favor of prototypes for meetings, emphasizing real-time modifications and reduced costs of decision-making.

fromWarpweftandway

Upcoming Collaborative Learning Events

The first event is a roundtable on "Zhuangzi: Fate, Desires, Transformation" on April 6th at 9:00am Beijing time.

Philosophy

I Stopped Fixing Problems and Built a Team That Solves Them Using a Three-Question Rule

Shifting from solving to questioning fosters team ownership and accelerates growth.

Your Management Strategy Is Doomed to Fail If You Don't Do This

Effective management focuses on execution through a straightforward approach: face reality, investigate issues, fix them systematically, and own the outcomes.

Yes, it's possible to lead without dominating. Here's how

Modern leadership requires balancing authority with openness, fostering shared ownership while delivering results, and avoiding the pitfalls of dominance.

I Stopped Fixing Problems and Built a Team That Solves Them Using a Three-Question Rule

Shifting from solving to questioning fosters team ownership and accelerates growth.

Your Management Strategy Is Doomed to Fail If You Don't Do This

Effective management focuses on execution through a straightforward approach: face reality, investigate issues, fix them systematically, and own the outcomes.

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

Yes, it's possible to lead without dominating. Here's how

Modern leadership requires balancing authority with openness, fostering shared ownership while delivering results, and avoiding the pitfalls of dominance.

As AI does more of the work, are we building the right leaders? | MarTech

AI is transforming marketing analysis but may obscure foundational issues that affect decision-making.

Media industry

What's the Endgame of Increased Productivity?

AI technology offers limited utility for knowledge workers despite some helpful applications.

Marketing

The Future of PR Is Collaborative. Here's Why Lone Wolves Will Lose

Collaboration is the primary driver of growth in the PR industry, replacing competition.

Education

6 days ago

The anti-boredom tech tool kit for meetings and classes

Engaging participants in meetings or teaching can be challenging, but tools like Padlet can enhance collaboration and participation.

fromThe Atlantic

Is AI Going to Turn Us All Into Middle Managers?

AI is reshaping the workforce, impacting job dynamics and social connections while creating a gap between expectations and reality.

fromSlate Magazine

My New Boss Has Some Unfortunate Corporate Mannerisms. I'm Having an Involuntary Reaction to It.

Corporate-speak can create barriers in communication, leading to feelings of condescension and stress in workplace relationships.

#remote-work

Remote teams

Why employees are giving up remote work and moving back to urban centers

Remote teams

My Team Wants To Work From Home -- But Some Of Them Are Terrible At It

fromFinanceBuzz

Careers

10 Work-from-Home Jobs That Don't Keep You on the Phone All Day

fromSlate Magazine

Remote teams

This Is a Normal Part of Working Today. I Don't Understand How People Do It Without Losing Their Minds.

Remote Work Shift: Navigating The Rise In Return To Office Policies

Companies are mandating return-to-office policies despite evidence of remote work productivity.

Remote Work Isn't the Problem-Poor Management Is, New Study Finds

Remote work enhances productivity, but effective management training is crucial for its success.

Why employees are giving up remote work and moving back to urban centers

The pandemic-induced migration from cities has reversed, with workers returning to urban centers due to tightening return-to-office mandates and evolving labor markets.

My Team Wants To Work From Home -- But Some Of Them Are Terrible At It

Balancing remote work fairness is challenging when performance varies significantly among staff.

fromFinanceBuzz

10 Work-from-Home Jobs That Don't Keep You on the Phone All Day

Working from home offers flexibility and opportunities for various remote jobs that do not require constant phone communication.

fromSlate Magazine

This Is a Normal Part of Working Today. I Don't Understand How People Do It Without Losing Their Minds.

Remote work culture can create stress due to constant connectivity expectations on platforms like Slack.

Remote Work Shift: Navigating The Rise In Return To Office Policies

Companies are mandating return-to-office policies despite evidence of remote work productivity.

Remote Work Isn't the Problem-Poor Management Is, New Study Finds

Remote work enhances productivity, but effective management training is crucial for its success.

Panel: Taking Architecture Out of the Echo Chamber

Architecture's importance is growing, necessitating a shift in practice to avoid past mistakes and engage with broader conversations.

fromPhilosophynow

Philosophy

The Collective City

Islamic philosophy invites plurality and coexistence, emphasizing the importance of dialogue and the acceptance of error in understanding.

Designers finally have a say in the product they design.

AI empowers designers by restoring their decision-making authority in the design process.

What Gen Z can teach us about commanding respect in the workplace

Gen Z founders leverage unique insights from limited workplace experience to foster ownership and impact among their team members.

The Gen-Z Retention Problem Is Really A Leadership Design Problem

Gen-Z turnover is driven by cultural mismatches, not generational flaws, highlighting the need for organizations to adapt their environments.

Startup companies

What Gen Z can teach us about commanding respect in the workplace

Gen Z founders leverage unique insights from limited workplace experience to foster ownership and impact among their team members.

The Gen-Z Retention Problem Is Really A Leadership Design Problem

Gen-Z turnover is driven by cultural mismatches, not generational flaws, highlighting the need for organizations to adapt their environments.

more#gen-z

Most Developers Are Using AI Wrong.

Using AI in coding can create an illusion of speed, leading to a lack of understanding and ownership of the code.

Major 4-day workweek study suggests that when we work 5 days we spend one doing basically nothing | Fortune

Workers can maintain productivity while reducing their workweek from 38 to 33 hours, according to a study on the four-day workweek.

fromHarvard Business Review

How Leaders Can Build a High-Agency Culture

Larry Culp became GE's first outsider CEO in 2018, inheriting a crisis with plummeting stock and excessive debt.

Leaders Should Stop Suppressing and Start Signaling Emotions

Emotional intelligence is a critical skill for leaders, requiring real-time emotional regulation rather than suppression.

The ground is shaking: Why designers must flip the script on AI

AI tools extend cognitive capabilities but lack physical understanding, creating a disconnect in design processes.

Your Team Doesn't Need a 'Work Family' - It Needs This System That Holds Up When It Counts

Teams struggle with clarity, not effort; accountability erodes when support blurs lines between family and business.

5 Signs Your Coworker Is a Smart Person

Smart coworkers enhance success through collaboration, learning, and raising performance levels.

Growth hacking

The Core Element Behind Every Thriving Global Team

Scaling requires prioritizing culture and shared values before hiring and organizational structure, as growth without cultural foundation creates chaos.

fromnews.bitcoin.com

The Future of Work: Human API Enables Real-Time Collaboration Between Humans and AI

Human API launches a mobile app enabling global contributors to earn income by providing speech data for AI tasks.

5 practical ways to build truth-telling cultures at work

An honest culture can boost financial performance by over 20%.

Philosophy

fromWarpweftandway

2 weeks ago

Two Collaborative Learning () Events This Week

The 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project hosts two free public events: Louise Edwards discussing childhood and gender in China on March 19, and Peter Hershock exploring AI and agency from a Buddhist perspective on March 20.

How Hack Weeks Can Boost Morale and Innovation in 5 Days

Hack weeks balance focused work and team building, promoting innovation and tackling significant ideas like AI advancements.

Why the best employees often carry the heaviest burden

The capability curse leads to increased expectations and reliance on capable individuals, often resulting in a heavier burden for them over time.

What Will AI Coworkers Look Like for the Rest of 2026?

AI coworkers are now integral to workflows, executing tasks and returning results, transforming how teams operate by 2026.

3 signs your company is using AI incorrectly

Most organizations struggle with AI due to a lack of strategic thinking, not technology issues.

#hybrid-work

Remote teams

The Power Of Presence: Your Office Is Not A Strategy

Collaboration Requires Good Tools, But A Lot Else Besides

Organizations must customize collaboration technology to their specific operational needs rather than adopting one-size-fits-all solutions for hybrid work environments.

fromThe Conversation

Remote teams

Can office culture survive the work-from-home revolution? Yes, but you can't force the fun

The Power Of Presence: Your Office Is Not A Strategy

Organizations must define the purpose of office space to create effective hybrid work strategies.

Collaboration Requires Good Tools, But A Lot Else Besides

Organizations must customize collaboration technology to their specific operational needs rather than adopting one-size-fits-all solutions for hybrid work environments.

fromThe Conversation

Remote teams

Can office culture survive the work-from-home revolution? Yes, but you can't force the fun

more#hybrid-work

fromJohnjwang

Artificial intelligence

Why are executives enamored with AI but ICs aren't?

Executives embrace AI for its non-deterministic nature, while individual contributors remain skeptical due to their focus on deterministic tasks.

fromwww.marketplace.org

2 weeks ago

Office gossip is (mostly) good, actually

Workplace gossip can foster bonding, emotional support, and a sense of culture among colleagues.

4 weeks ago

3 signs your meetings have a culture problem

Corporate meetings have become increasingly frequent and unproductive, requiring leaders to redesign them as opportunities to build organizational culture through genuine connection and candid communication.