Laura Thomson

What do you think is the hidden cost of being ‘always-on’? The numbers don’t lie. In just one year, we witnessed a staggering 148 percent increase in weekly meeting time, while email volume surged by 40.6 billion messages, and team chats jumped 45 percent... See more

We’re looking ahead to an AI-driven workplace that will demand creativity, collaboration and independent judgement from people, and instead of developing these people-centric skills, we’re sitting them in front of a screen to complete an online training m... See more

By 2030, 40 per cent of core job skills will be disrupted. A huge 80 per cent of employers say reskilling and upskilling is critical across all economies, with the skills that will matter most coming up as adaptability, creativity, collaboration and innov... See more

February 17, 2026 The squeezed middle: supporting frontline managers in 2026 I’ve spent hundreds of hours listening to thousands of people across organisations, and I’ve discovered something troubling: everyone is waiting for someone else to give them dir... See more

Here we are in 2026, and if you spend even a minute consuming the news, it’s enough to make you want to retreat into your home office. If we’re looking to external sources to set our focus, it can feel dark and gloomy, impacting our mindset and energy. I’... See more