[29 JUN] PAPER CUT

Consultancies are shedding humans. Résumés are choking on AI sludge. Culture is fraying in the open‑plan circus. Skills, not CVs, decide who stays employed. This week we slice through the noise so your talent strategy does not bleed later.

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Another seven‑days shelf life for certainty. Accenture’s empire is questioned, Intel swaps marketers for algorithms, and even job applications arrive pre‑chewed by ChatGPT. Meanwhile Gen Z wants culture that feels less like performance art and more like safety.

Across the links a single theme emerges: if you lead people, you now juggle three live grenades. Automation is faster than policy, skills training lags behind, and the office itself is an ergonomic liability. Let us dissect.

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