By Christopher ED Graham FCIPD, ACTP There is a growing argument that artificial intelligence will not eliminate entry-level careers so much as improve them. AI will take over the repetitive work, junior employees will move more quickly into interpretation and decision-making, and organizations will develop capable professionals faster than before. It is an appealing idea. It is also based on a questionable understanding of how professional judgment develops. The routine work

By Christopher ED Graham FCIPD, ACTP For all the corporate language surrounding meritocracy, leadership excellence, and talent development, there remains an uncomfortable truth sitting in plain sight across much of the modern corporate world: the higher one climbs inside large organisations, the less success becomes purely about competence. That statement tends to irritate people initially, particularly those who built their early careers through hard work, intellectual horse