🧭 People, post-remote
Workforce & Future of Work.
The new contracts between employers, employees, and AI agents. Engagement, fractional leadership, remote vs office politics, and the reshaping of professional identity.
Fractional Executive Hiring
📈 RisingMid-market companies increasingly hire fractional CFOs, CMOs, CROs, and CTOs — one-third to half-time senior leaders rather than full-time hires. The gig economy for C-suite roles is now a venture-backed category (Go Fractional, Chief Outsiders, CXO+).
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The Employee Engagement Crisis
📈 RisingGallup and McKinsey both report global engagement at multi-year lows. "Great Detachment" coined to replace "Great Resignation" — people staying in jobs but disengaging. Implications: productivity, retention costs, innovation output.
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Remote Work Proximity Bias
➤ SteadyResearch consistently shows remote workers receive fewer promotions, lower salary bumps, and less mentorship than on-site peers doing equivalent work. HR and DEI teams are now formalising proximity-bias audits.
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AI-Augmented Knowledge Work
🔥 BreakoutNot replacement, but amplification — knowledge workers with AI copilots produce 2-4x the output of those without. The question shifts from "will AI take my job" to "which roles will demand AI fluency as a prerequisite."
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4-Day Work Week Adoption
➤ SteadyMulti-country pilots (UK, Iceland, Spain, Japan, Portugal) continue reporting preserved or improved productivity at 32-hour weeks. US adoption slow but individual firms (especially mid-market SaaS) making permanent moves.
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Skills-Based Hiring (Post-Degree)
📈 RisingMajor employers (IBM, Google, Accenture, Walmart) have dropped degree requirements for many roles. Skills-assessment platforms replacing resumes as primary screening mechanism.
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