How to Get Ready for the Higher Order Tasks when AI is Ready for the routine One’s

Premise: There is a lot being said about the capabilities of AI tools and how they can bring in so much efficiencies and free up humans to do higher value tasks instead. So, I have been thinking about what these higher value work would look like? Given the depth and width of knowledge and skills that these tools have amassed, is there any skill that we can bring to the table to ensure that we are not becoming redundant? Here is what I have come up with. There are 5 skills that are still uniquely human and that any AI […]

PBTO: Stepping into a World of Exponential Possibility with Sophie Krantz

https://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/PBTO__Stepping_into_a_World_of_Exponential_Possibility_with_Sophie_Krantz.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSIn this episode of the podcast, we host the inimitable and unapologetically ambitious, Sophie Krantz. We had a conversation about leadership and the need for economic growth and opportunity. We discussed the possibility of creating positive change in the world through frameworks like exponential organization (ExO) and coaching ordinary people to do extraordinary things. In this wide ranging conversation, we discussed – The importance of seeing the world as one and the need to overcome fears and limiting beliefs to achieve breakthrough growth. – The value of immersive experiences and tapping […]

PBTO: The Art of Leading in the Age of AI with Damien Cummings

https://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/PBTO__The_Art_of_Leading_in_an_Ever_Changing_World_with_Damien_Cummings.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSIn this interesting conversation, an accomplished CEO and digital transformation leader, Damien Cummings shares his perspective on the art of leading in uncertain times. He shares how leaders need to do to stay relevant in an ever changing context, specially the technology landscape. Here are some things that we cover in this conversation:  You can find more information about Damien here. You can connect with him on LinkedIn here.  Books discussed in the video:  If you would like to watch us have this conversation, you can do so here.

Leading Successfully in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Premise: I was talking to a friend, who is also the President of a mid-sized business earlier today and we were discussing his role as a leader of the organisation. He was recently promoted to this new role and was sharing some of his challenges with me. One of the things that he shared was the speed at which everything is changing and how difficult it has become for him to not only keep track of all of these changes but also to respond to them intelligently and in a way that drives the business outcome that he is trying […]

Difference between Human and Artificial Intelligence

Premise: There has been a lot of commentary on the coming of age of Artificial Intelligence in 2023 and how it might even affect the jobs of 300 Million people worldwide. I also read an article on HBR about how good leaders will be hard to replace with AI. There have been discussions around the ethics and intellectual property rights of how these new age algorithms have been trained and the biases inherent in them. Many doomsday predictions have been made. Some thinking has also gone in on how we can work together, helping each other so that we can […]