AI Reshapes What It Means to Lead As It Transforms How Work Gets Done
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AI is transforming leaders as well as managers, affecting how they are measured and valued. Old metrics like budget size may no longer apply.
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AI is having an "ambiguous role in the labor market" - augmenting and automating certain tasks and skills rather than simply replacing human workers outright.
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As AI changes how work gets done, companies are rewriting the rules of leadership and management, rewarding different things.
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With AI boosting individual productivity, metrics like number of reports or budget size may no longer reflect leadership capability.
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Management disciplines need to transform, as leaders will be doing completely different things rather than just current tasks more efficiently.