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A McKinsey partner publicly questioned on LinkedIn whether the 'glass cliff' phenomenon—where women are more likely to be appointed CEO during a company crisis—actually exists. The exchange occurred under a post by author Julia Carreon, who was promoting her new book addressing this and related issues facing female leaders.
A new McKinsey report estimates that artificial intelligence and automation could displace roughly 11 million US workers, about 7% of the country's workforce, forcing them to change professions by 2035. The report suggests AI may ultimately create more jobs than it eliminates, even as it drives what it calls a historic workforce transformation.
An account from Apple's early retail leadership describes how Steve Jobs discouraged staff from using the term 'customer,' pushing instead for language and service practices centered on building relationships rather than transactions. The approach, paired with the physical Apple Store experience, is credited with cultivating unusually strong brand loyalty over the years.
A report from McKinsey and the SEMI Foundation, cited by CNBC, projects that US semiconductor fabs could face up to 157,000 unfilled jobs by 2030. Only 3% of American engineering graduates currently enter the chip industry, and 73% of chip companies say they struggle to fill engineering positions, even as firms like TSMC, Intel, Samsung, Micron, and SK hynix expand US manufacturing capacity.
Major employers including Accenture, Disney, Meta, JP Morgan, KPMG and Coinbase are now measuring staff AI adoption through leaderboards, training mandates and performance reviews, with some firms firing employees who don't comply. Accenture's CEO has openly stated that career advancement now depends on integrating AI into daily work, while a US consultancy executive describes unofficial pressure to show AI fluency to avoid being sidelined.