Findings

As AI transforms the way we work, perhaps the more important question isn't what technology can do, it's what becomes more valuable about being human. This issue of "Field Notes" explores why the future of growth may depend less on fixing weaknesses and more on discovering the uniquely human capabilities we already possess.

The United States workforce is currently experiencing the largest generational workplace gap in its entire labor history. For the first time, cohorts ranging from Generation Z to Baby Boomers are working side by side.

For many young people entering the workforce today, recruitment isn't just an application and an interview. It's a preview, the first real signal of what work, leadership, and professional relationships will feel like. Generation Z is stepping into a job market shaped by rapid technological change and shifting expectations about what a career even looks like. Their skills and goals may differ from previous generations. One thing hasn't changed: they want to be treated with di

Before a resume is reviewed. Before an interview is scheduled. Something more fundamental is already shaping a person's professional trajectory: whether they've experienced respect. Most people file respect under manners. We don't. In our work with emerging talent, respect functions as a developmental force- it determines confidence, willingness to ask questions, and the courage to contribute an idea that might be wrong. Technology is moving faster than most workplaces can ab