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Your Daily Future Inspiration - The Future of Work: "When your canaries flee, it's a sign your innovation oxygen is...

As CEOs rush to get their people back to the office, they are forgetting one key thing: the best ones aren't excited about coming back to widely dysfunctional organizations. And since they have the skills that are needed the most, they'll choose who to work for, where they'll do the work, and the corporate 'culture' they'll choose to subscribe to.

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Recorded 2025-08-20. As CEOs rush to get their people back to the office, they are forgetting one key thing: the best ones aren’t excited about coming back to widely dysfunctional organizations. And since they have the skills that are needed the most, they’ll choose who to work for, where they’ll do the work, and the corporate ‘culture’ they’ll choose to subscribe to.

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Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration - The Future of Work: “When your canaries flee, it’s a sign your innovation oxygen is dying.” (2025-08-20)

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ARTICLE · Tue Aug 19Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration - The Future of Work: "When your canaries flee, it's a sign your innovation oxygen is dying."
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Publish Date2025-08-20
Updated Date2026-09-18
Observed Date2025-08-20
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