Leadership
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Lowe’s is investing $250 million to train plumbers, carpenters, and electricians as its CEO says skilled trades are ‘critical to the future’
For decades, young people were told to go to college, with white-collar jobs like coding cast as the future. But as AI disrupts that career path, skilled trades are emerging as a more resilient route to stable, well-paying work—and Lowe’s is betting heavily in that future. The home improvement giant exclusively told Fortune that its foundation
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Goldman just looked at 40 years of data on the ‘scarring’ effects of technological disruption and finds Gen Z isn’t the most at risk
Wall Street’s most-watched economics team has a warning for workers displaced by AI: the damage could last for years. But in a surprising twist, the people most expected to bear the brunt of the coming disruption—recent college graduates—may actually be the best equipped to weather it. In a research note published Monday, Goldman Sachs economists
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H&R Block CEO shares the deeply human fear that separates middle managers from those destined for the C-suite
Corporate America has long been drawn to the self-made executive narrative. But Curtis Campbell, the new CEO of H&R Block, tells his version with a realism that gives it unusual credibility. Campbell, who grew up in a small Southern town and became the first in his family to attend college, traces his rise to a
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Gen Z is rewriting the American Dream, and their parents are funding it—using tuition money for down payments, instead
The cost of college has never been higher. But for a growing share of young Americans, the return has never felt more uncertain. Faced with rising tuition, stubborn student debt, and a cooling job market, many are questioning whether a four-year degree is worth it at all. Now, their parents are coming to a similar
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JPMorgan has 300,000 employees, but Jamie Dimon says the bank wins by deploying small teams like Navy SEALs
Jamie Dimon believes that to win big, you often have to think small—or at least in small teams. In his annual shareholder letter published Monday, the longtime JPMorgan Chase CEO said the company’s “real competitive battles” are fought on a more granular scale. Despite JPMorgan having more than 300,000 employees worldwide, he claimed the best
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon predicts AI will cut the workweek down to 3.5 days—and tells Gen Z developing EQ is more important than ever
AI is looming over many white-collar workers like a dark cloud, threatening to automate their jobs. But JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said there are sunnier days ahead thanks to the tech’s productivity gains—people will have more jobs than ever, and will be clocking in fewer hours a day. “I believe that 30 years from now,
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What the Nike CEO’s remarks reveal about rallying employees through turnaround fatigue
When CEO Elliott Hill addressed Nike employees after another disappointing earnings report, he did something many leaders avoid once a turnaround starts to drag. He named the mood in the room. “I’m so tired, and I know you are too, of talking about fixing this business,” Hill said at a Tuesday all-hands meeting, according to
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AI is about to send millions to ‘professional identity purgatory.’ Here’s what I discovered after my 30 year career crashed to a halt
On November 7, 2023, my career ended. Not with a dramatic firing, not with a bitter exit, but with an acquisition that made my role redundant. Nearly three decades in the industry. Nine years in an executive role at a biotech company. And then: nothing. I didn’t just lose a job. I lost the scaffolding
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While other CEOs freeze entry-level roles, this AI founder is hiring Gen Z with zero experience
Gen Z can’t catch a break. They’re struggling with mass unemployment as entry-level jobs vanish. Some 40% of bosses have admitted they plan to hire even fewer grads this year because AI can do the same job cheaper, preferring instead to keep only seasoned staffers on board. But at one AI company, the less experience
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Delta started sharing profits with its 100,000 employees two decades ago. CEO Ed Bastian says shareholders love it
For Delta employees, Valentine’s Day lately has come with a little something extra: a bigger paycheck, thanks to Delta’s now robust profit-sharing program. The payout is sizeable: this year, Delta dispersed over $1 billion to its roughly 100,000 employees. For Delta CEO Ed Bastian, keeping employees happy is just a key to the airline’s success.