"Do you want to know a secret about that 'all-hands' meeting you just sat through? Your CEO is guessing.

We assume the C-Suite has a crystal ball. We assume they see the data, the trends, and the future with perfect clarity. But right now? They are panic-scrolling just like you."

"We call this 'The Panic of Prediction.'

When the market gets volatile, leadership starts throwing darts in the dark. But here is the problem: When a CEO guesses, they call it a 'Strategic Pivot.' When that guess trickles down to you, it looks like a hiring freeze. It looks like slashed budgets. It looks like vague emails about 'efficiency.'"

"See, economic anxiety doesn’t disappear; it just rolls downhill. If you are part of the 'Anxious Generation,' feeling like the ground is constantly shifting under your feet—you aren't crazy. ...