Future Ready Leadership With Jacob Morgan Walmart's $620K Pay Strategy, Massive Layoffs, Gen Z's Career Crisis, and the Rise of Tech Anxiety
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Nov 5, 2025 Walmart is reshaping corporate culture with lucrative pay strategies for managers, reaching up to $620,000. Meanwhile, massive layoffs at companies like Amazon highlight the tension between AI efficiency and workforce stability. Gen Z faces a daunting job market as automation eliminates entry-level positions, prompting a career crisis. Employees are also grappling with transformation fatigue from relentless change, which fuels tech anxiety. Effective leadership is essential to navigate these challenges and foster a healthier workplace.
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Pay As A Tool To Create Ownership
- Walmart pays top store managers up to $620,000 to make them feel like owners and improve retention.
- Distributing automation-driven profits can turn employees into co-investors and align purpose with performance.
Layoffs Signal Structural Rewrite, Not Just Cuts
- Recent widespread layoffs reflect a structural rewrite of work, not just routine cost-cutting.
- Organizations will prioritize 'intelligent efficiency' by amplifying capability per person rather than scaling headcount.
Use AI To Create Early-Career Experience
- Use AI tools to stand out: target searches, build demos, and showcase projects to gain experience quickly.
- Expect companies to create AI-powered apprenticeship models combining digital efficiency with human guidance.
