Read that CEO Email About AI?

It's happening. That "future of AI" talk we've all been hearing?

CEOs at major companies, like Micha Kaufman at Fiverr, are no longer subtly hinting – they're sending out direct, all-hands emails: get on board with AI, or get left behind. Kaufman reportedly told staff, "AI is coming for your jobs. Heck, it's coming for my job too," urging them to upskill. Inc.com also covered this, noting the urgency in these executive messages.

This isn't a drill.

It's a fundamental shift.

It reminds me of how AI has already collapsed prototyping times from days to mere minutes. Now, that same accelerated change is hitting every role.

Why This CEO Mandate Changes Everything

• The New Baseline is "AI-Assisted": What took 8 hours now takes 45 minutes with the right AI leverage. If you're still doing it the 8-hour way, you're already behind. Companies like Salesforce, while perhaps not using the same alarmist tone as Fiverr, are deeply embedding AI into their core. Clara Shih, CEO of Salesforce AI, emphasizes using AI to solve customer problems and adopting a "beginner's mindset" to learn, and Salesforce is rolling out tools like Agentforce to make this a reality for teams.

• Your Value is Beyond Automation: If AI can draft the report, write the initial code, or summarize the research, your job becomes curating, refining, and adding the strategic insight AI can't. It's about elevating your contribution.

• "Wait and See" is a Losing Strategy: With other tech CEOs signaling that AI proficiency could influence future hiring, passivity is a risk. This is your cue to get proactive.

Food for Thought

These CEO emails aren't just corporate memos; they're a clear signal of the new operational reality.

→ AI isn't coming to take your job if you're the one telling the AI what to do. It's here to amplify your skills, make you faster, and free you up for the kind of deep thinking and creative problem-solving that truly defines your value.

The gap between idea and execution has collapsed thanks to AI.

The question leaders are now asking is: are you going to be the one leveraging that, or will you be watching from the sidelines?

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