Effective leaders need new skills and vision to weather the enterprise transformation
It took Netflix 3.5 years to reach 1 million users; it took ChatGPT 5 days. Organizations are striving to harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence, the power and scope of which seem to change each week, making the role of leadership increasingly critical. As Raffaele Jacovelli, managing partner at HTP Group, says, “AI is not just a technological evolution, it’s a disruption, and when you have disruption, it’s going to provoke a leap. People will have difficulty adjusting.” There is a transformation imperative. Effective leaders will not only be required to understand at least some of AI’s technical aspects but also possess the vision, adaptability, and soft skills necessary to direct AI-driven transformation.
And while the futurist and applied technology ethicist Nell Watson has said AI is “a dark bargain” and has called for a moratorium because of its frenetic growth pace, during an interview with HTP, Watson said she has an optimistic view of a future with AI. “It will be the Wild West for a while but then it will be systematized and there will be improved security.”
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