Human Resources

27 Feb 2026

Building an AI-ready workforce

The UK’s AI sector is booming, but the evidence is clear that skills and adoption capacity lag behind the technological frontier

More data, more problems

25 Feb 2026

Clarity, connection and decision-making are far more important than data volume alone

Building efficient software use through psychology

23 Feb 2026

Employees don’t normally abandon software because it lacks functionality. More often, it asks too much cognitive effort from people who don’t have it to spare

American View: What’s the write thing to do with your downtime?

17 Feb 2026

One of the most impactful compliments I’ve ever received is “you should write a book!” I’d been told that once or twice as a younger man, but it didn’t really hit home until February of 2014.

Resilience, skills and leadership

12 Feb 2026

The dashboards look healthy. So why does progress seem slow, with risk feeling hard to quantify and resilience looking more fragile than anyone expected?

12 Feb 2026

Growth without hiring

Workforce planning is no longer about filling gaps. It is about understanding where growth can be unlocked without adding cost or complexity

Motivating with incentives

11 Feb 2026

A merger can cause great worry for employees, but this can be managed with tailored benefits and incentives to keep morale high

American View: Stealing a moment of joy in a world on fire

10 Feb 2026

I feel guilty. History tells me I shouldn’t, but I can’t shake the feeling that I’ve let our side down. I didn’t attend a protest against authoritarianism and extrajudicial murder this last weekend.