A new Entrepreneur opinion piece cites iHire's 2026 Toxic Workplace Trends Report, which found 79% of employees who experienced a toxic workplace blamed poor leadership and management rather than vague cultural issues. The author, drawing on nearly 20 years of corporate observation and an interview with Intero Digital's Jana Boone, argues executives often default to blaming 'culture' because it spreads responsibility rather than naming specific leadership decisions.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-09
A website called Fleeting lets users generate realistic, AI-voiced meeting recordings and fake calendar invites to simulate being busy at work. The browser-based tool creates roughly 12-minute synthetic meetings with invented participants, AI-generated or stock video faces, and options for looping or back-to-back fake meetings. Calendar invites can be added to Outlook or downloaded, and the site says nothing is sent to its servers.
iminafleeting.com
· 2026-10-09
A commentary piece, drawing on the author's own experience using AI tools while designing her book cover, argues that women use workplace AI less than men due to differing expectations, less discretionary time, and harsher judgment when they do use it. The author frames this as evidence of a broader systemic problem rather than simply a technology adoption gap.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-07
A commentary piece argues that employee happiness has declined across many workplaces compared to earlier eras, drawing on the author's own experience reminiscing about a past employer known for high morale. The piece suggests this drop in joy is not just a wellbeing issue but one tied directly to business outcomes.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-07
A career guidance article advises professionals who feel stagnant or unfulfilled in long-held jobs to pause and evaluate whether they need a complete career change or just a smaller adjustment. It offers a step-by-step process for reflecting on personal goals, values and satisfaction before making a decision.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-07
An Entrepreneur contributor revisits management professor Jerry Harvey's 1974 'Abilene Paradox,' a story about a family taking a miserable road trip none of them actually wanted, to illustrate how groups can arrive at decisions nobody supports because each person assumes others want it. The piece argues that agreeableness has a cost: dissenters face pressure to justify their views, so teams often default to false consensus unless leaders actively build a culture that welcomes disagreement.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-06
Edelman's long-running trust survey found that trust among coworkers has dropped to its lowest level since the survey began. The firm links the decline to broader instability in the global economy that appears to be spilling into workplace relationships.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-06
Design firm Gensler found that about two-thirds of office workers are making unauthorized adjustments to their workspaces, addressing problems with ergonomics, temperature, privacy and storage. The findings come as companies continue pushing return-to-office mandates.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-06
A new survey finds that while more than half of women experiencing menopause symptoms say they would feel comfortable discussing the topic with a manager, only 21% have actually done so. The commentary argues that despite menopause becoming a more visible topic in media and celebrity culture, that openness has not translated into corporate workplace practices.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-05
New commentary on workplace networking argues that loosely connected acquaintances, rather than close colleagues, often provide the most useful leads for job opportunities. These peripheral contacts are described as sources of fresh information and connections not already circulating within a person's close circle.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-04
Research discussed in the article finds that blanket restrictions on sending or reading email outside work hours don't solve the underlying problem of excessive workloads and blurred boundaries. Instead, the piece points to the example of a parent emailing late at night without expecting an immediate reply, noting colleagues often can't tell that from the message itself.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-04
A therapist recounts a client who considered quitting after being passed over for promotion without explanation. The article argues that constantly saying yes to every request can stall career advancement rather than help it, and recommends four specific boundaries professionals can set to change this pattern.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-03
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