Management in times of Agentic AI - The Human Premium

For decades, we've tried to beat the human out of employees. Now, agentic AI is forcing us to bring it back into leadership.

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Reclaiming human capabilities in the age of AI

After decades of prioritizing task execution over human connection, businesses now need to bring back uniquely human skills to complement AI's rise.

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Understanding the exponential pace of technological progress

AI has accelerated progress to a rate where a few years of change is equivalent to a century of past development, creating a shock to the system.

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Facing the crisis of performance and manager engagement

With manager engagement declining, leaders must shift focus from basic task execution to fostering adaptive performance skills like creativity and agility.

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Defining agentic AI and its role as a colleague

Agentic AI can learn, decide, and act autonomously, and employees are already beginning to relate to it using human-oriented language.

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Developing the essential human skills for AI leadership

Effective management in the AI era requires a shift from control to orchestration, focusing on emotional intelligence, AI literacy, ethics, and rapid decision-making.

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Enabling managers to become pilots of innovation

To successfully navigate the AI transition, organizations must provide coaching at scale to help managers become innovation pilots rather than apprehensive passengers.