Future Ready Leadership With Jacob Morgan AI Adoption Stalls, Ghost Jobs Surge, Gen Z Misunderstood, and New 2026 Work Trends Every Leader Must Know
Nov 18, 2025
AI adoption is facing hurdles as companies shift toward internal influencers for effective integration. The surge in ghost job postings is distorting the labor market, frustrating job seekers everywhere. A historical look at the 40-hour workweek questions its relevance in the AI age. New trends reveal rising distrust in leadership, especially among early-career workers. Criticism of Gen Z is put into context as a recurring theme in times of change. Big Tech layoffs continue despite booming profits, and a recent automation mishap highlights the importance of governance.
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Activate Internal AI Influencers
- Do recruit and train internal AI influencers to model adoption and coach peers.
- Peer-driven learning beats top-down training for real behavior change.
Ghost Jobs Distort Labor Signals
- Job postings now often misrepresent real hiring demand creating a 'ghost jobs' problem.
- Rely on internal labor intelligence and skills inventories when external signals break down.
Workweek Norms Follow Productivity Shifts
- The 40-hour workweek emerged from past productivity revolutions, not timeless preference.
- Future workweeks will hinge on measurable AI-driven productivity and cognitive load, not time blocks.
