I admit — even as a leadership development guru, I go through seasons of grumbling. Some days I feel stuck, as if the clouds just won’t lift. I put on a positive face, but inside, everything feels gray. Sometimes, I’m smiling on the outside but sobbing on the inside. Do you have those days too?
It's a pressing Leadership Strategy question: Will you manage AI, or will AI manage you? Or, as a Millennial friend recently asked - Will AI enslave you?
This question came to life twice recently. First, with my grandchildren on a Cancun family vacation, watching the “robot-taking-over-the-world” movie. Next, during my conversation with Regina Barr on the Women at the Top podcast. It's also the central question of my upcoming book, Character Mandate: Winning Strategies for Leading in the AI Revolution. As we step into a 500-year shift—where technology outpaces our moral frameworks—it’s clear that character must become our compass.
