We like to believe that modern workplaces are meritocratic. The best ideas rise to the top. Hard work pays off. The most capable people succeed. But our research reveals a more complicated reality, write Lee Elliot Major and Anne-Marie Sim.

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9 June 2026

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Transforming Society

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https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2026/06/09/five-myths-of-meritocracy-in-the-modern-workplace/

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