In early June 2026, taking the stage at the SXSW Festival in London[1], Michelle Obama once again sparked a global conversation about her take on imposter syndrome. This time, the debate centred on her observation that she rarely hears white men talking about experiencing it. Predictably, the response in mainstream and social media was swift, and comments fell into three camps. Those who were convinced she was absolutely right, those certain she was absolutely wrong, and those confidently...

The second expanded instalment of the Headcount to Hybrid: Unpacked series The future of people and culture leadership will require a very different kind of capability. Not “traditional HR”.Not culture theatre.Not administrative compliance management. People leaders will increasingly need to understand: socio-technical systems governance architecture behavioural risk workforce analytics AI fluency systems resilience organisational redesign Because hybrid workforces are fundamentally...

Part One in the expansion series exploring the key themes associated with the nexus between human and agentic workforces. This instalment examines some of the leadership concerns regarding an organisational focus on human work and the invisibility of the 'stuff' that holds a workplace and its structure together. Let me know what you think!