Future Ready Leadership With Jacob Morgan AI Is Complicating Hiring, Remote Work Has a Price, and Careers Are Breaking Down
Dec 25, 2025
In a rapidly changing work landscape, AI is complicating hiring processes, creating a flood of indistinguishable candidates. The debate over whether to accept pay cuts for remote work reveals shifting priorities on time and flexibility. Meanwhile, five-year career plans are deemed outdated as skills evolve faster than organizations can adapt. Introverts challenge the emphasis on collaboration, advocating for outcome-driven approaches instead of constant visibility. These topics highlight the urgent need for organizations to embrace adaptability and human-centered decision-making.
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AI Is Revealing Hiring's Fragility
- AI has flooded hiring with indistinguishable, polished applications that collapse signal-to-noise.
- Jacob Morgan says this exposes hiring's fragility and moves focus toward proof-of-work instead of resumes.
Hire With Proof Of Work
- Use skilled demonstrations, short trials, and apprenticeships to evaluate candidates.
- Jacob Morgan advises shifting hiring to proof-of-work and demonstrations rather than polished resumes.
Transparency Is A Strategic Necessity
- Transparency and accountability become strategic necessities when AI gates opportunity.
- Jacob Morgan warns companies that ignore this will scale confusion and chaos.