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The term “queen bee” first appeared in a 1973 study, where it was used to describe a woman who stings others to protect her throne, and who blames other women for their own failings in being unable to climb the career ladder.

Opinion & Features

THE BROAD VIEW

Workplaces are enabling the ‘queen bee syndrome’ – and it is holding women back

Reconfiguring corporate structures can foster a mutually supportive environment for women

2026-08-14T23:00:00.000Z

A recent Microsoft report found that 40% of Microsoft 365 users online at 6 am are already scanning their e-mails – and that an average worker will receive 117 e-mails before the clock rolls around to midnight.

Always on, always tired, sometimes rude

How to avoid the ‘triple-peak trap’ of modern work

2025-07-25T12:00:00.000Z

Successful organisation designs will have to pursue both goal-centricity (that is, achieving objectives) and human-centricity (that is, creating social environments that people find attractive).

Opinion & Features

THE BROAD VIEW

Organisations in the age of algorithms

History shows that organisations are vital to humankind and vice versa. AI can enhance this relationship, provided we harness it well

2025-02-27T21:00:00.000Z

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