The other day, my daughter was pondering a medical question. Naturally, like many young people do nowadays, she turned to AI for answers. The chatbot’s response? A mix of useful information, some questionable recommendations, and a completely made-up fact about vitamin C. We had a good laugh, but it was also an important reminder. Just like you wouldn’t blindly trust everything you read on the internet, you shouldn’t take AI’s output as gospel either. AI is incredibly useful, but it still requires human judgment and by no means replaces the knowledge of experts, medical or otherwise. Yet, in a world where AI proficiency is the new competitive edge, how do we, as leaders, guide our teams through this shift? How can leaders encourage an AI mindset while ensuring human ingenuity – curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking – remains central? Research by McKinsey indicates that up to 70% of business tasks can be automated over the next 5 years. Organizations that fail to embrace AI risk falling behind. So, as much as AI is changing how we work, it’s also changing how we must lead. The future of leadership isn’t just about harnessing AI. It’s about navigating it in ways that elevate both technology and the people behind it.

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