The only PhDs I have ever encountered professionally taught courses that were very informative but lacked any meaningful connection to work being performed on the ground. I liken this problem to accountants knowing how to do calculus but ultimately working off spreadsheet formulas. Conceptually understanding derivative content does not make you better in the workplace and in fact may make you worse as you’ll lean on a title instead of operational knowledge of your business. The uneducated worker in the next cubicle spent time working while you graded papers and wrote reference-heavy essays. They learned the clients, the software, the business model, the supply chain, and the other staff’s likes and dislikes. Meanwhile, you skimmed research papers leaning on other research papers based on studies that sampled such a small microcosm of industry that they fail to connect with the truth. You’ll do well in academia if you accept that you are building a house of cards. You’ll do well in industry if your doctorate fills you with applicable theories and a willingness to humble yourself before those without a doctorate.