Future Ready Leadership With Jacob Morgan Gen Z Falling Behind, Amazon's Odd AI "Teammates," & the UK's $965M Bet on Skills
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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Talent Intervention Is Becoming Geopolitical
- Governments are stepping in because universities fail to deliver applied skills employers need.
- Nations that invest quickly in skills and apprenticeships will build competitive advantage.
Stop Waiting For Colleges To Train Talent
- Build internal academies, apprenticeships, and skill marketplaces to close the university-to-career gap.
- Treat talent like a product and create company-run learning pathways into real roles.
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.
