In the Season 13 finale of the Me, Myself, and AI podcast, Bank of America’s Bernard Hampton describes how The Academy is preparing more than 200,000 employees for an AI-driven future through large-scale upskilling and reskilling that blends technical capabilities with soft skills. He outlines a thr
Oxford’s Michael Gill argues leaders should rethink how they handle rule breakers, treating some breaches as potential sources of useful dissent or innovation rather than reflexive misconduct. The counterintuitive approach urges measured tolerance, careful judgment about motives and impact, and syst
Amazon settled a lawsuit alleging it asked employees for their family medical histories, a case that highlights Illinois’s robust protections for bodily and biometric privacy. The state’s stringent Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act has also been used to challenge employers such as Walmart a
Cybersecurity, data privacy and AI developments are creating growing legal exposure for employers. Even if federal enforcement has eased, state regulators and private litigants are increasingly stepping in to pursue claims, Norton Rose Fulbright’s U.S. head of litigation and disputes warns, so organ
This week’s roundup covers last week’s key employment and technology developments, including signs that mandatory E-Verify may be gaining traction. Other highlights include a new state law banning “ghost jobs” and a deeper look at the “joy paradox” of AI and its implications for work and well-being.
NACE research outlines what the class of 2026 is prioritizing in their post‑graduation job searches, offering a snapshot of the preferences and expectations recent grads bring to the labor market. The findings give employers practical insight into the benefits, career-development opportunities, and
This piece argues that organizations should use AI to help employees improve judgment—not just increase speed—by following a four-step process that develops and applies decision-making skills. It outlines how leaders can structure learning, practice, feedback, and real-world transfer so people build
AI-driven continuous assessment can tightly connect evaluation to targeted coaching, reskilling and strategic workforce planning, improving development outcomes and organizational agility. However, organizations must implement these systems carefully—addressing bias, privacy, transparency and human