Change of Corporate America

Thoughts: 

Society has gotten a bit ahead of itself in respect to prestige, title, degree, etc. Corporate America has become rigid in these "must haves" that is then pushed up against tenure and amount of time spent in previous role(s).

We shouldn't forget that degrees and titles are just vehicles or representations (supposed) of the development, of your mind. We forget what a degree represents, it represents cognitive development and knowledge gained, based on that specific school and degree program. 

I understand the idea of starting at the bottom and then growing vertically in a linear fashion based on performance. That whole concept, I understand and I'm not arguing against that.

What I'm arguing is that corporate America (and the West in general) move to a more flexible model that places professionals in their deserved place within the organizational hierarchy based on hard skills, soft skills, and a perceived confidence metric system based on peers. When a person actually has the skills to manage a team and could do a better job of the existing leader(s), why shouldn't they be able to inhabit that position? Or at least interview for it. Corporate America still bends itself on years of experience expended in prior positions, prior titles, degree's, etc. Especially with the boom of the internet and the access most people have (with an internet connected device), the "gig learning ecosystem" is very much as real as the "gig economy." People are constantly researching, reading, studying materials, through a multitude of means, maybe they have something to offer above what is currently being offered. With such a dynamic and rapid changing economy, this will help create more agile organizations to produce alpha. 

Am I crazy? Add your thoughts on this.