From the People Desk

Your Headcount Model Is Already Obsolete

A four-person company posted their AI bill on LinkedIn last week.

Apr 14 • Clayton Rodgers

March 2026

Being a Thought Doer

and why it’s more important than ever…

Mar 31 • Clayton Rodgers

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We’re Losing the Layer That Builds Leaders

Companies are eliminating middle management at an alarming rate.

Mar 17 • Clayton Rodgers

Companies Need a Wellbeing Strategy for the AI Era

AI isn’t just changing how we work.

Mar 10 • Clayton Rodgers

Company culture in the AI era

A friend who leads HR at a mid-size company told me something last week that’s been sitting with me.

Mar 3 • Clayton Rodgers

February 2026

Creatives Don't Want to Manage (But Someone Has to)

Our best creative just got promoted to the creative director level.

Feb 24 • Clayton Rodgers

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When Your Best Work Doesn't Win Pitches

The team spent three weeks on the pitch.

Feb 17 • Clayton Rodgers

The Feast or Famine Staffing Problem

Monday morning.

Feb 10 • Clayton Rodgers

The Billable Hours vs. Well-being Trap

For the next few weeks I’m writing about what it’s actually like being an HRBP in a creative agency.

Feb 3 • Clayton Rodgers

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January 2026

Power of knowing the competition

Especially in HR

Jan 29 • Clayton Rodgers

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Reengineering HR with AI

Week 4

Jan 27 • Clayton Rodgers

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We need more retrospectives...

We just finished a major initiative at work.

Jan 22 • Clayton Rodgers

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