Leadership Is a Performance Art |
We are entering an era that my associates and I call "the AI paradox":
As more people use artificial intelligence tools, the perceived value of analytical thinking will decline. It will become increasingly difficult to differentiate products or services on the basis of unique technical superiority. All professional service firms will be able to offer world-class analytical skills.
As cynical/mistrustful as people are now. they will become even more cynical about what they read and about the images they view. Perceived institutional and individual trust will emerge as the critical differentiating factor for organizational success. (Stybel Peabody 2024, 2025).
What follows is a discussion of four leadership skills for managing in the era of the AI paradox.
Four Types of Leadership Approach
Draw a 2x2 diagram with two factors: calm and assertive.
The first box would be Not Calm and Not Assertive. That is clearly not a leadership model.
The second box would be Calm and Not Assertive. This is a box occupied by employees destined to remain at the bottom of the leadership ladder. They will often feel themselves as........