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How AI Is Reshaping Leadership (and Why Agility Matters More Than Ever)
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In a world where AI is eating the routine work and career ladders look more like Escher paintings, what does leadership agility really mean? In this episode, I sit down with David Jones, CEO and Partner at Mercer Assessments, to explore how leaders can ground themselves in productivity, positivity, people, and purpose while rethinking the broken systems we’ve inherited.
We dig into why organizations don’t actually have a leadership shortage—they have a followership problem. From the dark matter of astronomy to the dark matter of organizational life, David makes the case that 93% of performance depends on the people who don’t sit in the spotlight. We also examine how AI is reshaping careers, why assessments should be GPS systems for skills, and why employers may need to stop outsourcing education to institutions that are years behind reality.
Related Links:
- Join the People Managing People community forum
- Subscribe to the newsletter to get our latest articles and podcasts
- Connect with David on LinkedIn
- Check out Mercer Assessments
Chapters
1. The Four Anchors of Leadership Agility (00:00:00)
2. Humanity Over Resources in HR (00:05:54)
3. Elite Overproduction vs. Followership (00:08:00)
4. AI Disrupting Traditional Career Paths (00:15:00)
5. Breaking the Career Ladder Paradigm (00:21:30)
6. Employers as Educators in Skill Development (00:25:00)
7. Final Thoughts on Trust and Communication (00:28:30)
155 episodes
Manage episode 506750329 series 2928679
In a world where AI is eating the routine work and career ladders look more like Escher paintings, what does leadership agility really mean? In this episode, I sit down with David Jones, CEO and Partner at Mercer Assessments, to explore how leaders can ground themselves in productivity, positivity, people, and purpose while rethinking the broken systems we’ve inherited.
We dig into why organizations don’t actually have a leadership shortage—they have a followership problem. From the dark matter of astronomy to the dark matter of organizational life, David makes the case that 93% of performance depends on the people who don’t sit in the spotlight. We also examine how AI is reshaping careers, why assessments should be GPS systems for skills, and why employers may need to stop outsourcing education to institutions that are years behind reality.
Related Links:
- Join the People Managing People community forum
- Subscribe to the newsletter to get our latest articles and podcasts
- Connect with David on LinkedIn
- Check out Mercer Assessments
Chapters
1. The Four Anchors of Leadership Agility (00:00:00)
2. Humanity Over Resources in HR (00:05:54)
3. Elite Overproduction vs. Followership (00:08:00)
4. AI Disrupting Traditional Career Paths (00:15:00)
5. Breaking the Career Ladder Paradigm (00:21:30)
6. Employers as Educators in Skill Development (00:25:00)
7. Final Thoughts on Trust and Communication (00:28:30)
155 episodes
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