Hello folks,

I was away last week for family reasons, and I'm off again tomorrow for an actual break, but before I go, I’ll leave you with what I have been reading this week.

This week has been a flurry of catching up and then prepping everything so I am on the front foot when I get back from leave, which has involved lots of meetings, lots of emails and a whole heap of printing.

I also have too many talks to write! If you are going be at Agile Cambridge (10% discount with 10Emily), Fast Flow Conf (25% discount code), or Ripples Bristol, come and say hi.

Enjoy this week’s posts, and happy Thursday.

Emily

People and Culture

How RLI’s CEO Builds Agile Culture in a Conservative Industry

Donald Sull and Charles Sull

sloanreview.mit.edu/article/how-rlis-ceo-builds-agile-culture-in-a-conservative-industry

New Research Debunks a Common Criticism of Pay Transparency

Mary Ellen Carter, Lisa LaViers, Jason Sandvik and Da Xu

hbr.org/2025/08/new-research-debunks-a-common-criticism-of-pay-transparency

AI Is Making the Workplace Empathy Crisis Worse

Toby Lester

hbr.org/2025/08/ai-is-making-the-workplace-empathy-crisis-worse

Do You Have an Emotionally Intelligent Team?

Vanessa Urch Druskat

hbr.org/2025/08/do-you-have-an-emotionally-intelligent-team

Organisations and Systems

Your Company Needs to Focus on Fewer Projects. Here’s How.

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

hbr.org/2025/08/your-company-needs-to-focus-on-fewer-projects-heres-how

TBM 273: What To Do More (And Less) Of

John Cutler

cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-273-what-to-do-more-and-less

How to Successfully Drive Change When Everything Is Uncertain

Michaela J. Kerrissey and Julia DiBenigno

hbr.org/2025/08/how-to-successfully-drive-change-when-everything-is-uncertain

Outcomes and Objectives

Most companies still aren't measuring AI coding tools

Chantal Kapani

leaddev.com/ai/adoption-soaring-but-metrics-vacuum-persists?utm_source=leaddev&utm_medium=RSS

Approaches for Teams

A Project Minute: Shorten All Feedback Loops to Prove and Disprove Which Features Matter

Johanna Rothman

www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/08/a-project-minute-shorten-all-feedback-loops-to-prove-and-disprove-which-features-matter

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