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Paper Cut

Trust Theater, AI Scoreboards, and Hiring Whiplash

Bosses doubled down on control while pretending it is culture. AI got a scoreboard. Candidates spotted red flags from miles away. The fix is simple, not easy: trust, clarity, and real skills.
By James Robbins Oct 12, 2025 10 min read
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Perspective

Why Work Friendships Are the Untapped Superpower of Employer Branding

KPMG’s recent survey finds work friendships are central to engagement, wellbeing and performance - and that most employers are failing to nurture them.
By Mike Parsons Oct 9, 2025 8 min read
Martial artist in a yellow jumpsuit reaches toward the camera with an open palm in a Bruce Lee style pose against a pale studio background.
Paper Cut

The Jobs Are There. The Offers Aren’t.

Recruiting gets weird when growth holds, hiring cools and skills beat pedigrees. Signals are noisy. Strategy cannot be.
By James Robbins Oct 5, 2025 9 min read
Black and white photo of a floating sphere made of US dollar bills, illustrating the hidden cost of the skills promise in an EVP.
Perspective

The Hidden Cost of the Skills Promise

Employers love to promise growth. But very few can deliver. The moment you say “continuous learning” without proof, you set yourself up to lose credibility and trust.
By Mike Parsons Oct 2, 2025 7 min read
Motion-blur crowds on subway escalators at rush hour.
Paper Cut

Hybrid Creep, Burnout, and Workslop

Hybrid creep returns, HR burns out, visas get pricier, and AI workslop clogs the pipes. Agency or control is not theory. It is this week’s operating model.
By James Robbins Sep 28, 2025 9 min read
Split screen: welcoming lounge with worker vs grey cubicles with cameras; agency vs surveillance.
Paper Cut

Carrots, Sticks, and Agentic HR

AI is redrawing org charts. Some redeploy and pay up; others surveil and spin. Your employer brand is the choice: agency or control.
By James Robbins Sep 21, 2025 8 min read
Abstract network of colorful nodes and lines on a light blue background, evoking a skills graph and AI hiring matches for the OpenAI jobs platform.
Future of Work

OpenAI’s jobs bet: will AI create work or just reshuffle it?

OpenAI’s new Jobs Platform and AI certifications could change hiring itself. Here is what was announced, where the evidence points, and how leaders can protect workers while capturing value.
By James Robbins Sep 18, 2025 12 min read
Three humanoid robots stand in an office, with blurred human colleagues in the background, symbolizing consulting being reshaped by AI while employees play defense.
Paper Cut

Consulting Gets Rewritten by AI While Workers Play Defense

Layoffs stretch, mandates multiply, and consulting gets resized by AI. Workers hedge. Leaders talk trust. The gap is where your brand is made.
By James Robbins Sep 14, 2025 10 min read
Empty yellow hand grips inside a public bus, symbolizing a lack of candidate engagement in employer branding.
Perspective

The End of Outlook Careers: How AI Exposes Useless Work

For decades, offices have been padded with jobs that produce more meetings than results. AI has called the bluff. Outlook careers are over, and the middle class is in the crosshairs.
By Mike Parsons Sep 11, 2025 6 min read
Neon-style graphic of a cursor clicking a glowing “RESET” button on a purple background, symbolizing corporate culture resets and organizational change.
Paper Cut

Hard Reset, Soft Demand

Executives are cutting for speed, offices get rules not reasons, and white-collar workers hug what they have. The only thing scaling this week is scrutiny.
By James Robbins Sep 7, 2025 10 min read
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Leadership & Culture

Leading with Purpose: Kevin Chua on Talent, Mission, and the Future of UWCSEA

UWCSEA CHRO Kevin Chua shares how the College is preparing for the future of talent through strategic workforce planning, leadership development, and values-led culture, ensuring its people live the mission to unite cultures for peace and a sustainable future.
By Mike Parsons Sep 4, 2025 5 min read
Close-up of scissors slicing through a stack of one-dollar bills against a cracked concrete wall, symbolizing cost cutting that weakens foundations and creates hidden costs.
Paper Cut

Cuts, Checklists and the Big Stay

AI promises savings, managers disappear, and workers hunker down. The storyline this week is simple, prove value or lose trust.
By James Robbins Aug 31, 2025 8 min read

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