Culture
The four-day week didn't fail — most companies just ran the pilot
The world's largest trials showed strong retention of the model; the failures happened in the adoption step, not the experiment.
Kara Williams · March 8, 2026
Culture: Arts, Media and Society
Company culture reported through people rather than value statements. Articles look at the unwritten rules of an organization, how status is distributed inside teams, which behaviors get rewarded without being named, and how culture shifts after growth, layoffs or a change of ownership. For anyone responsible for a team.
Company culture reported through people rather than value statements. Articles look at the unwritten rules of an organization, how status is distributed inside teams, which behaviors get rewarded without being named, and how culture shifts after growth, layoffs or a change of ownership. For anyone responsible for a team.
Culture
Work friendships quietly collapsed — and companies noticed too late
Long-run survey data shows Americans have fewer close friends than a generation ago, and remote work accelerated the workplace's role in the decline.
Amara Okonkwo · February 14, 2026
Culture
The hottest office amenity of 2026 is a door
After a decade of open plans, companies are buying quiet back — phone booths, focus pods, and library floors.
Kara Williams · January 22, 2026
Culture
Companies banned meetings for a week — then scheduled better ones
Meeting-free experiments didn't delete calendars; they forced teams to decide which conversations actually deserved a slot.
Kara Williams · December 30, 2025