As enterprises race to scale in 2026, a silent constraint is emerging. Power grids, utilities, and physical infrastructure are no longer infinitely elastic. The Infrastructure Wall is forcing leaders to confront a hard truth: growth plans that ignore physical capacity are already failing. The winners will be those who build resilience, buffers, and reality-aware operating systems before the lights go out.

The era of 'growth at all costs' is officially over. We explore why the smartest companies are shedding weight to gain speed, and how AI is rewriting the rules of workforce planning.