HeyJaredWork Forward
Human-centered leadership for the age of AI, by Brian Elliott
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Your AI mandate is buying compliance (opens the original)
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72% of leaders actually think the change program they’re running will work. Only 49% percent of the people on their teams feel the same way.BCG’s Julia Dhar, Kristy Ellmer and Philip Jameson call that gap change distance. Their research shows change distance is there from day zero. Ask
AI CEOs want modest rules. The President wants a strong man. (opens the original)
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Like Work Forward? Forward it to a friend! It’s always free.Two and a half weeks ago I wrote about the need to apply the brakes and put some regulation around AI. Then I went on vacation, and shit blew up.On August 30 I wrote that multiple sources were already asking for a slowdown on AI, including those building the tools. Thirteen days later, three foundation AI model CEOs said it too. Two days after that, the President called it a conspiracy.My newsletter
Taking a break (opens the original)
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Fair warning: today’s an OpEd, not the usual data-and-case-studies routine. It’s a beast of a column, you might need a second cup of coffee.The past few weeks have seen an interesting pile-up of AI related news and conversations that, for the end of summer, were pretty heated. One of the most-frequently cited upsides tech founders cite is that AI might cure cancer, and that’s coming along swimmingly. But the downsides are becoming a lot more visible, including our decreasing ability to control A
Founder mode is the wrong answer to the AI moment (opens the original)
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Here’s a list of the top challenges for leaders: Technology pace is moving too fast for the workforce to adapt. We can’t find enough people with the right skills. No budget left for learning and development. Young people don’t want to work hard. Lots of technically skilled managers, but few who can motivate a team.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-5iJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.
Start here: What to read first (opens the original)
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Every few months a headline announces that AI is about to take everyone’s job, that flexible work is finished, or that the answer to team performance is just a bit more hustle. Your LinkedIn feed is full of this b.s. Reality is more complicated, but also comes back to some fundamental truths. I’ve published about 100 pieces on how work is changing. They look like separate subjects: return to office, AI adoption, burnout, performance reviews, managers, inequality. They’re one subject, really: hum
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