W18 - 4 May 2026 - RTO as Restructuring: Talent, Trust, and the Leadership Risk You're Not Measuring

This week we cover why return-to-office mandates are increasingly a workforce restructuring tool — not just a culture question — using the FT dispute and Cboe's 20% layoff alongside RTO tightening as contrasting case studies. We also cover AI's psychological costs on workforces and HBR's new guidance on executive security risk.

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