CMOs Hold the Cards. They Just Might Not See It
Published on April 14, 2026
The 2019 Atlantic essay Your Professional Decline is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think, by Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks is making the rounds again, and the timing is pointed.
Brooks argued that professionals in knowledge-intensive roles peak earlier than they expect. The culprit is fluid intelligence, the raw analytical horsepower that drives ear…