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Interim C-Suite Hiring Is Up 151% Since 2021, and Finance Is Half of It

Heidrick & Struggles surveyed 3,810 interim leaders directly and found C-suite interim engagements up 151% since 2021, with Finance driving over half the demand. The old assumption that fractional means temporary no longer holds.

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20%OF EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE ARE ENGAGED, THE LOWEST SINCE 2020
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Global Employee Engagement Just Hit a 5-Year Low. The Cost: $10 Trillion.

Gallup's State of the Global Workplace 2026 found global employee engagement fell to 20% in 2025, the lowest level since 2020, with low engagement

Gallup: State of the Global Workplace 2026 · 8 hours ago
51%OF EMPLOYEES FEEL READY TO USE AI, VS 92% OF EXECUTIVES
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92% of Executives Feel Ready to Use AI at Work. Only 51% of Employees Do.

Betterworks' 2026 State of Performance Enablement Report, surveying 2,387 HR leaders, managers, and employees, found a 41-point gap between executive confidence in AI (92%)

Betterworks: State of Performance Enablement Report, 2026 · 1 week ago
29%OF HYBRID EMPLOYEES WOULD QUIT OVER A FULL RETURN TO OFFICE
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29% of Hybrid Employees Would Quit if Forced Back to the Office Full-Time

SurveyMonkey's 2026 workforce research found 29% of remote and hybrid employees would consider leaving their job if forced into a full-time return to office.

SurveyMonkey: The Workplace Today, 2026 Remote and Hybrid Work Trends · 2 weeks ago
10xMORE PREDICTIVE OF ATTRITION THAN COMPENSATION
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Toxic Culture Predicts Who Quits 10 Times Better Than Pay Does

MIT Sloan Management Review's landmark analysis of 1.4 million Glassdoor reviews found toxic culture was 10.4 times more powerful than compensation at predicting which

MIT Sloan Management Review: Toxic Culture Is Driving the Great Resignation · 3 weeks ago
22%MANAGER ENGAGEMENT IN 2025, DOWN FROM 31% IN 2022
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Manager Engagement Fell From 31% to 22% in Three Years. Employee Engagement Barely Moved.

Gallup's 2026 State of the Global Workplace report found manager engagement dropped from 31% in 2022 to 22% in 2025, the steepest driver behind

Gallup: State of the Global Workplace 2026 · 4 weeks ago
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The Delegation Problem: Why Founders at 10 Employees Still Can’t Let Go

Only 25% of founders are naturally strong delegators, and growth punishes the other 75% rather than excusing them: high delegators grow revenue 33% faster.

2 months ago
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Why Leaders Must Learn to Love their People

Why Leaders Must Learn to Love their People by Even the most successful organizations need strong, empathetic leaders who understand the importance of loving

4 years ago
Delegating Effectively
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7 Steps to Delegating Effectively Without Hassle or Backlash

Delegating effectively is a common area that all leaders need to master. In this post, we give you 7 steps to help you delegate

4 years ago
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How To Give Feedback In 4 Simple Steps

In this episode, I show you how to give feedback using four simple steps.

5 years ago
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How To Motivate And Engage Your People

In this episode we tackle a common question leaders ask: how do I motivate and engage my people? In the current climate of hybrid

5 years ago