Leslie Stahl's age
Scott Galloway noted Leslie Stahl is 84, and between 1-2% of 84-year-olds work full-time, framing her decision to stay at 60 Minutes as misguided.
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Leslie Stahl at 84: A Missed Career Exit
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Scott's 'Don't These People Have Friends?' argument reaches its most elegant form in this segment. He notes that between 1-2% of 84-year-olds work full-time, that working full-time at 84 is statistically extraordinary, and that Stahl should not be 'buying green bananas' in terms of long-term career planning. [1] — Scott Galloway "At 84, Leslie Stahl is in the 1-2% of her age group who still work full-time. Scott Galloway argues she had the perfect exit — the controve…" 31:05 His argument is not ageist cruelty but rather a sincere frustration at a missed opportunity: the 60 Minutes controversy gave Stahl the perfect exit. A single dignified statement and every room she walked into for the rest of her life would have given her a standing ovation. Instead, by staying, she has traded that guaranteed legacy moment for the naive hope of controlling production meetings at a show whose new management will simply work around her. Kara is more sympathetic: she believes Stahl's loyalty to 60 Minutes is genuine — 'you cut her open, she bleeds 60 Minutes' — and that Stahl genuinely believes she can be a protective presence. But Kara agrees management will route around her, and she predicted this outcome before it happened.
Leslie Stahl's Missed Exit: A Tiffany Box Left Unopened
At 84, Leslie Stahl is in the 1-2% of her age group who still work full-time. Scott Galloway argues she had the perfect exit — the controversy would have guaranteed a standing ovation for the rest of her life — and blew it by staying on at a show being dismantled around her.
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