Redefined by Cynthia

On Saturday night, something remarkable happened. More than 72,000 people filled M&T Bank Stadium to watch D.C. United  f ace Inter Miami CF and see Lionel Messi play. The match set a D.C. United attendance record, with 72,026 fans in the stands, more than many Baltimore Ravens games held in the same stadium. Walking through the stadium, you could feel the energy immediately. Argentina jerseys. Inter Miami pink. Spanish, English, and Spanglish blending together in the concourses. Parents with young children, teenagers, and grandparents all buzzing with excitement. But what I witnessed that night was about much more than soccer. It was a powerful reminder of the cultural and economic strength of the Latino community in the United States. Research from Pew Research Center and the Latino Donor Collaborative shows that Latino purchasing power has grown dramatically over the past two decades. And according to the 2025 Official LDC U.S. Latino GDP Report, if the U.S. Latino ec...

The conversation about artificial intelligence and the future of work is everywhere right now. Much of that conversation focuses on a single question: Will AI replace jobs? It turns out that question may be the wrong one.  The better question is: Which parts of our work are machines beginning to do? A recent labor market analysis from Anthropic offers one of the clearest looks so far at how AI is actually being used across the economy. Researchers analyzed millions of real interactions with their AI system to understand how people are applying the technology in their daily work. What makes this moment different from past technological shifts is the speed. Adoption is happening across industries in months, not years or decades. What they found is both reassuring and disruptive. AI is not primarily replacing entire jobs. It is replacing pieces of them. That distinction matters more than most people realize. Jobs Are Bundles of Tasks Most jobs are not a single activity. They are colle...

  One of the biggest mistakes we are making right now is assuming the workforce will adapt to artificial intelligence as quickly as the technology itself. It won’t. AI is advancing at a pace that businesses, institutions, and labor markets are still struggling to absorb. Technology cycles that once unfolded over decades are now happening in months. Organizations are experimenting, restructuring, and trying to understand what this means for productivity, hiring, and the future of entire industries. In moments like this, people often ask a version of the same question: What human skills will still matter five years from now? The typical answers are empathy, creativity, and judgment. Yes, those qualities matter, but they are difficult to translate into a practical career strategy. You can't simply list “empathy” on a résumé or build a development plan around “be more creative.” A more useful lens is to focus on capabilities that create leverage in an AI-accelerated environment, while ...

Recent government data suggests the job market is stabilizing. Headlines point to modest job growth. The unemployment rate appears steady. But for roughly 1.8 million Americans, those headlines offer little comfort. Today, about 1 in 4 unemployed workers has been searching for six months or longer. That is the highest share in years. Behind that number are professionals who did everything “right” and are still waiting. A recent CNBC story captured this reality through the experience of a 47-year-old IT professional who lost her corporate job more than a year ago. Her six-figure income dropped to gig work. She moved in with friends to cut costs. She continues applying, interviewing, recalibrating. She described the experience as “a mental war.” That phrase matters. Long-term unemployment is not just a financial event. It is psychological. It reshapes identity. It tests confidence. It alters daily rhythms and future plans. In my book Redefined , I profiled five individuals navigati...