On Being More Human in the Age of the Machine

The author, an executive leadership coach, speaker, and author, contrasts her message between this article and her two previous articles in the publication, from 2018 to 2024. To reflect the difference in today's leadership world, she poses such questions as: “How can humanity and artificial intelligence coexist? How do we stay agile, reinvent business models, and care for people at the same time?” In response, she asserts that “to be a leader today is not to compete with the machine. It is to become more human.” She notes the importance of empathy, a topic she says is often misunderstood within organizations. She also points out what she calls mindtraps , which are “the voices that tell you to stay in control, to avoid vulnerability, to meet expectations that may no longer serve you.” This contrasts with what she terms mindshifts . In this case, you identify mindtraps and ask yourself if it is true, relevant, and still helpful.