Future Ready Leadership With Jacob Morgan Gen Z Falling Behind, Amazon's Odd AI "Teammates," & the UK's $965M Bet on Skills
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Dec 9, 2025 The Gen Z unemployment crisis prompts a £965M skills initiative in the UK. Companies are urged to treat talent like a product with the development of apprenticeships. Amazon’s peculiar suggestion to call AI agents 'teammates' raises eyebrows. Jamie Dimon discusses how AI might erase jobs but open doors to more meaningful work. Research shows young professionals struggle with remote work due to lack of support. A new tool saves employees almost an hour daily, while Apple’s stock gains emphasize a shift away from AI hype.
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Words Matter Less Than Workflow
- Calling AI 'teammates' blurs accountability and creates confusion about roles and boundaries.
- Effective human-AI collaboration requires clear workflows, expectations, and accountability.
Naming AI Leads To Absurd Rituals
- Jacob imagines the absurd social rituals that would follow if companies named AI agents teammates.
- He jokes about inviting AI to holiday parties and doing performance reviews with algorithms.
AI Shifts Work Toward Impact
- AI will automate tasks and shift work from effort to impact, elevating human strengths like judgment and creativity.
- The timing and scale of job changes remain uncertain, so treat predictions cautiously.
