I’ve watched genuinely talented people disengage and eventually leave because decision-making power sits with leaders who are fundamentally out of touch with how the world works today. The economic pressures, the shifting workplace expectations, the tools and realities that define modern work, none of it seems to register. And yet these are the people controlling the room. It’s demoralizing, and it’s one of the most avoidable ways a company bleeds its best talent
I walked a friend through the math of index funds and his current holdings. Like literally showed him how he could be worth almost 8 figures near retirement. He kinda looked at me and said, but like I kinda like investing in single stocks and like want to hit a home run with them. Mind you his current index funds he holds are his best performing assets, unlike his single stocks. It was an eye opener for me how people could see their potential and still think there is another way faster and better.
The wildest thing about corporate america's AI push is who they put in charge of it
Upper management hands million-dollar AI initiatives to boomers who can barely use Teams. Then we all sit in "ideation workshops" full of buzzwords, zero planning, zero execution, just "can AI do everything??"
Meanwhile there's an army of young, motivated juniors who actually use these tools daily. Lock them in a room for a month and the ROI would be unreal. but no. let's do another brainstorming session.