---
id: "quote-ceo-losing-momentum"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["¶3"]
tags: ["talent-retention", "institutional-knowledge"]
related: ["claim-midcareer-burnout-peak"]
speaker: "Unnamed Global CEO"
speakers: ["Unnamed Global CEO"]
quote: "We are losing momentum at exactly the point we need it most."
sources: ["tail1"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-tail1"
originDay: 1
articleStem: "hbr-tail-110-midcareer-work-change"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/05/research-as-careers-get-longer-midcareer-work-needs-to-change"
sourceTitle: "Research: As Careers Get Longer, Midcareer Work Needs to Change"
---
# CEO on losing institutional momentum

> "We are losing momentum at exactly the point we need it most."
> — [[entity-unnamed-global-ceo|Unnamed Global CEO]]

**Context.** The CEO names the *business impact* of midcareer burnout: the loss of high-performing leaders who were expected to take on senior roles — a drain of leadership momentum and institutional knowledge precisely when the organization depends on it. Direct evidence for [[claim-midcareer-burnout-peak]].

> Related: [[claim-midcareer-burnout-peak]] · [[entity-unnamed-global-ceo]]