Human Skills Key to Thriving Alongside AI, Automation
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AI and automation will significantly impact the labor market, with lower-skilled jobs most at risk of being replaced. This disproportionately impacts marginalized groups.
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We need to balance developing human skills alongside technical skills to thrive in the AI era. The pendulum has swung too far toward tech skills.
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Key human skills needed growth mindset, managing uncertainty, emotional agility, empathy, vulnerability. These can't be replicated by AI.
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Leaders seen as vulnerable yet decisive tend to be most admired. Vulnerability builds trust.
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Balancing human and tech skills boosts retention, productivity, and performance. Uncertainty is certain - those skills prepare organizations to adapt.