What are the fundamental leadership capabilities that are needed for an era of exponential technology and AI innovation?
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Not just product building skills, but in recruiting, team building, execution and distribution skills.
In a time of exponential tech and AI, leadership isn’t about having all the answers; it’s about creating brave spaces where people can question, learn, and grow together.
We need leaders who are courageous enough to be vulnerable, curious enough to keep learning, and bold enough to include voices that are often left out.
Ethical clarity, relational intelligence, and the ability to lead through ambiguity are the real fundamentals now.
Brave Space Leadership is about staying fully human in a rapidly changing world.
Those same leaders should be enabling, empowering, and emboldening their employees since your employees should be seen as your first customers.
Leader should themselves have latest technical knowledge, so they don't throw wrenches in progress out of their insecurities
Curiousity and continous learning are imperative. We need to walk the walk instead of saying we are too busy to get outside our comfort zone. Our workforce are overwhelmed and need support. Some folks are scared, some are sceptics and some are working themselves to being obsolete! AI is a massive mirror so bad data = bad outcomes and it will reveal bias etc. We need to be prepared to create a strong foundation: get really serious about training, data quality, business results, creative thinking, trust, security, explainability so we can help the business grow. I belive it is people first and tech second. Yep there will be ups and downs but it will make for great stories :-)
I would like to add Data to the list. Key AI metrics should be part of any AI leadership Board Agenda to ensure the trust around the data used by AI models.
Foresightedness , the ability to infer signal from the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio when it comes to observing current or future trends. The capability to strike a balance when choosing between near-term objectives and long-term prospects around emerging technologies. Someone who demonstrates pragmatism and clarity when communicating strategies across all levels of the organization, ensuring alignment and understanding.