- Can't get experience without a job
- Can't get a job without experience
- Can't compete with AI on basic tasks
- Student debt with no clear ROI
For Mid-Career Professionals:
- No pipeline of trained talent coming up
- Suddenly responsible for tasks they haven't done in years
- Management skills become less relevant without teams
- Career progression stalls without layers below
For Senior Leaders:
- Succession planning becomes impossible
- Institutional knowledge doesn't transfer
- Innovation stagnates without fresh perspectives
- Workforce becomes brittle and inflexible
For Organizations:
- Talent pipeline dries up
- Over-reliance on aging workforce
- Loss of diverse perspectives
- Innovation capacity diminishes