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EPISODE · Aug 25, 2026 · 16 MIN

Corporate America Changed the Deal. Nobody Told the Workers.

from The NEXT BIG THING with Keith D. Terry · host Keith D. Terry

Corporate America changed the deal. Most workers are still playing by the old rules.For generations, Americans were told that hard work and loyalty created career security. Build your résumé. Earn the promotion. Stay valuable. Trust the institution. But what happens when the institution stops making the same commitment to you?In this episode of The NEXT BIG THING, Keith D. Terry examines the forces rewriting the future of work: artificial intelligence, corporate restructuring, disappearing management layers, shorter executive tenures, and the explosive rise of fractional executives.But this is not really an episode about fractional executives. It is about your career, your income, and who controls your professional future.Keith makes a provocative argument: depending on one employer for your income, identity, benefits, retirement, and sense of purpose is not necessarily security. It may be concentrated risk disguised as stability.Drawing from decades of executive leadership, Keith introduces the idea of portable value, the skills, judgment, experience, relationships, and proven results that remain valuable regardless of who employs you.Then he asks the question every working American should be able to answer:What do you do that someone would pay you for if your employer disappeared tomorrow?If you cannot answer that clearly, this conversation may change the way you think about your career.Send us your thought on this episode.Support the showKeith D. Terry produced this episode.   www.keithdterry.comPlease follow us on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@keithdterryFor podcast guest recommendations, contact [email protected]

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Corporate America changed the deal. Most workers are still playing by the old rules. For generations, Americans were told that hard work and loyalty created career security. Build your résumé. Earn the promotion. Stay valuable. Trust the institution. But what happens when the institution stops making the same commitment to you? In this episode of The NEXT BIG THING, Keith D. Terry examines the forces rewriting the future of work: artificial intelligence, corporate restructuring, disappearing ...

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