Agentic AI, identified by Gartner and ZDNet as one of the top strategic technology trends for 2025, is reshaping the way businesses approach automation and communications. These advanced AI agents, capable of autonomous decision-making and multi-task execution, are transforming industries by enabling smarter, faster, and more adaptive operations. For communications teams, Agentic AI presents both opportunities and challenges in monitoring, managing, and deploying these technologies effectively. In our November newsletter, we explored their potential to revolutionize business communications by handling complex [...]

Gallup’s article, “7 Workplace Challenges for 2025,” identifies key issues organizations will face this year, including managing hybrid work models, addressing employee burnout, and fostering engagement amid technological advancements. The piece emphasizes the need for leaders to adopt strategies that prioritize employee well-being, cultivate a strong organizational culture, and effectively integrate AI into workflows. The story also highlights less buzzworthy issues like employees’ ongoing struggles with childcare and their need for feedback and recognition. These [...]

It's time to stop the madness and let technology do the heavy lifting Dan Nestle Oct 24, 2024 The fracturing state of media. Image generated by Midjourney. If I could take back all the time and money I spent over the last few decades on all the meetings, pitches, briefings, coordination, corrections, progress reports, and measurement acrobatics performed in the service of Media Relations, I’d end up with a significant amount of cash, months if [...]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming workplaces, promising enhanced productivity and innovation. Despite widespread investment, however, only 1% of organizations consider themselves mature in AI adoption, according to a recent McKinsey report. Employees are ready, but are their leaders? AI Adoption: The Employee vs. Leadership Gap The McKinsey report highlights a surprising reality: employees are more prepared for AI adoption than leaders assume. Many workers already leverage AI tools and believe that AI could automate up [...]

In his latest book, Rethinking Work, Rishad Tobaccowala acknowledges that the rapid transformation of how we work will affect “every individual whether one is a CEO, a team leader, a middle manager, or a new employee of any type and size of company in any country or industry.” No exceptions. He attributes this to five interrelated forces: Generational Shifts — Soon there could be four or five generations working simultaneously with vastly different “mindsets, expectations and worldviews” impacting how, [...]

The 24-hour news cycle. Rising grocery prices. The never-ending stream of emails. Stress is inescapable. This includes the workplace. Employees don’t live in a vacuum. They bring their stress to work, carrying the weight of societal crises, financial uncertainty, personal adversities, and physical and mental health challenges. These compounding pressures contribute to burnout, reduced engagement, and a workforce that’s struggling to keep up with demands. And yet, stress is rarely treated as the organizational challenge [...]