Google CEO Pichai said that he did an AI query and was told that 80% of what he is doing now can be replaced by AI. Does this means that there is no point in climbing the corporate ladder as even an CEO job is not secure? So Is There No Point Climbing the Corporate Ladder? The ladder itself is changing. In the past, promotion meant: More knowledge More control More information Now information is free. The value of leadership shifts from: “I know more” → to → “I can decide better.” If your ambition is based on status, salary, title — yes, AI makes the ladder unstable. If your ambition is based on: Strategic judgement Emotional steadiness Ethical courage Ability to unite people Then your value increases, not decreases. The Real Risk The risk is not that CEO jobs disappear. The risk is that middle layers built purely on coordination and reporting shrink dramatically . AI compresses hierarchy. Which means: Fewer layers. Higher expectations. Greater emotional maturity re...
by Andy Ng at www.asiatrainers.com (Sales & Management Training) Tel: 65-93672286 Email: andythecoach@gmail.com