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Management Guru Gary Hamel Updates Humanocracy Manifesto For Post-Pandemic Era With Focus On Anti-Bureaucracy Principles

Management thought leader Gary Hamel has refreshed his influential Humanocracy manifesto with new case studies and post-pandemic insights. The 2025 edition maintains its sharp critique of bureaucracy while offering updated principles for building more adaptive organizations, though some analysts suggest the work could benefit from stronger customer value emphasis.

Updated Management Manifesto Challenges Bureaucratic Norms

Management innovator Gary Hamel has released an updated edition of his influential work “Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them,” according to reports from industry analysts. The 2025 version builds upon his original 2020 critique of bureaucratic structures while incorporating lessons from remote work transformations and AI disruptions that have reshaped the workplace landscape.

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Bupa Executives Received $14 Million in Bonuses Prior to Consumer Misconduct Admission

Bupa health insurance executives received over $14 million in bonuses shortly before the company admitted to unconscionable conduct affecting thousands of customers. The bonus payments, which included one individual award of $2.5 million, occurred despite ongoing regulatory investigations into misleading practices.

Executive Bonuses Preceded Consumer Breach Admission

Senior staff at Bupa Australia reportedly received more than $14 million in bonuses during the 2023-24 financial year, according to corporate disclosures that occurred little more than a year before the health insurer admitted to misconduct affecting thousands of customers. Sources indicate these bonuses were awarded to more than 20 executives despite the company’s ongoing issues with consumer compliance.