{
  "id": 9992655,
  "title": "Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary doesn’t care if you work from your basement. He just wants to know if you can ‘execute’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-doesnt-care-if-you-work-from-your-basement",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-26T13:06:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/article/kevin-oleary-gen-z-workers-remote-work-return-to-office-execute-career-success-make-more-money/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kevin O'Leary, founder of venture capital investment platform O'Leary Ventures, asserts that Gen Z employees who excel are the ones who can \"execute,\" regardless of whether they work from an office or their home. The Shark Tank star emphasized that high performers rise to the top because of their work ethic, not their presence in the office. He cited an example of an employee from the UAE who moved up the ranks because of his execution skills. O'Leary expressed that he prefers hiring individuals who can execute, regardless of their location, and questioned the necessity of forcing employees to return to the office. This perspective reflects his criticism of return-to-office policies and his support for recruiting top talent.",
  "summary": "Companies forcing workers back to the office are potentially giving up their best talent, he said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}