The Art of Being a Leader in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The Art of Being a Leader in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The Art of Being a Leader in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Renowned Businessman Metin Liçis expressed “The Art of Being a Leader in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” as follows.
Stressing that technology can improve many things but not leadership, MEtin Liçis added that the advancements in productive artificial intelligence have sparked a flood of ideas about technology’s impact on work.
When it is said that artificial intelligence improves everything from productivity to brand loyalty, Liçis finds it appealing to assume that it could also improve leadership, mentioning that it can free up time for leaders to work on relationships.
Will artificial intelligence create better leaders?
In short, the truth is that leadership is not a product of technology, and hence, technology itself cannot enhance leadership.
Technology can shape leaders.
Liçis states:
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In the first era,
In the pre-modern era, tools compensated for weaknesses and leaders needed to be subject matter experts mastering these tools to survive.
- In the modern industrial era,
Technology complemented limited nature and aided in improving lives; leaders needed to be managers who could use technology to be more productive.
- In the third era,
The post-World War II digital age with technology designed to overcome limitations, including artificial intelligence; leaders needed to be organizational midwives guiding us in a work life defined more by what technology does for us than what we do, claims Liçis.
He said that there’s a need for something (technology) to compensate for, complete, and overcome our limited nature, and a need for someone (a leader) to help us achieve goals that none of us could accomplish by utilizing experience, knowledge, and skills.
Liçis added that different technological periods require different types of leaders, meaning that different skills are sought when deciding whether to follow someone.
Although different leadership styles have been developed under different technological conditions, he emphasized that all of these are essential and necessary for organizations to succeed in today’s digital age.
To give an example:
- Pre-modern era: Leaders as subject matter experts
In the pre-modern era, leaders who mastered the use of tools were sought, as the person most likely to kill a deer and thereby help the tribe survive was the best archer.
- Modern era: Leaders as managers
In the modern era, leaders who managed the use of technology by others were sought. The best organizers were those who knew which machines/technology each person should use, thus aiding the development of colleagues.
- Digital age: Leaders as organizational midwives
In the digital age, leaders who mediate among different reasons for using (or not using) technology were sought. The best facilitators were those most likely to make room for different needs and help peers design their technologies, he concluded.