Thu.Jun 06, 2024

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How AI Can Make Make Us Better Leaders

Harvard Business

Humans are good at inventing tools, but not as good at adapting to the change these tools can cause. While there has been much focus on the technical impacts and potential dark side of AI, the authors’ research has shown that AI can enhance and empower leadership, actually helping make leaders more human. To do this, we need to invest just as much in the development of our human potential as we do in harnessing the power of AI.

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Cultural Hierarchy at Work Matters

LSA Global

Cultural Hierarchy at Work Matters Today’s leaders face incredible challenges and pressures. As the rate of change increases, an organization’s ability to adapt becomes paramount to its success. Yet, our change management simulation data tells us that most change initiatives do not meet original expectations. Why? Because change management consulting experts know that sustainable organizational change means changing the hearts and minds of people – a notoriously tricky and eclectic group.

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GenAI Is Leveling the Playing Field for Smaller Businesses

Harvard Business

Typically, small to medium enterprises (SMEs) don’t have the resources to hunker down at an annual strategy retreat or to stop everything they’re doing to respond to unexpected emergencies or events that threaten the bottom line. This puts them at a disadvantage compared to their larger competitors. This article shows how AI is proving to be a transformative force for small and medium enterprises.

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Practical empathy (vs. telepathy)

Seth Godin Blog

“If I were you…” or, more commonly, “if you were me.” Management has never been easy, but as the world becomes more complex, it gets more difficult. We’d like to imagine that the person (or AI bot, or freelancer, or firm) that we hired has enough drive, insight and common sense to do exactly what we do in the situation.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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9 Questions to Help You Figure Out Why You’re Burned Out

Harvard Business

The World Health Organization characterizes burnout as comprising three key dimensions: sustained feelings of exhaustion, feelings of personal inefficacy, and increased mental distance from one’s job. In this article, the author outlines nine questions to ask yourself under each of these three categories to help you diagnose what’s causing your burnout.