The top priority for most leaders is integrating AI into the business. And AI itself is transforming leadership and leadership development.
Some great insights in this report from Harvard Business Review, particularly interesting to me, not only as much of my work is in client leadership development, but also the reality that effective leadership will be critical in us navigating the challenging path to prosperous Humans + AI organizations.
Not surprisingly, 55% of survey respondents said incorporating GenAI into business practices is their #1 priority this year.
To support that, the top human capital project - at 53% - is adopting or expanding AI-based talent management.
The real headline is that over 80% of HR leaders expect that every level of leader will spend more time on leadership development this year, in many cases significantly more. The question is: how to design the programs and the time spent to result in true expansion of leadership capabilities.
"Speed to skill is the metric in focus". Which requires a very different, intrinsically Humans + AI approach:
"In a two-way information exchange, AI is fed an organization’s domain-specific knowledge and humans access AI-generated learning resources based on that knowledge. AI systems learn from human inputs, improving over time, while humans gain insights from AI-generated data. Properly done, these efforts can build the collective intelligence of humans and machines, enhancing the organization’s ability to solve complex problems and adapt to changing environments."
A lot more in the report.
What is clear is that in an accelerating world leadership development is more important than ever, both to address AI-driven change, and supported by AI.