leadership Influence Tag

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.

You are living and leading in a world that is always “on.”  Notifications buzz, screens glow, and your attention is pulled in a thousand directions. North Dakota’s interim health commissioner recently went so far as to call the use of digital devices the largest public health threat of our time. His warning?

My current leadership development focus (and my upcoming book) is building leaders with character to lead in the Age of AI. Grounding leadership in strong values and sound judgment is critical during this time of rapid change due to digital and AI advancement. This Washington Post article offers a sobering reminder of why that foundation matters more than ever. In fact, I was quite shocked at what I was reading.

When Jim Garlow gave me a signed copy of Reversed: From Culturally Woke to Biblically Awake, I quickly scanned the Index to see what he covered in the book.  My eyes immediately spotted this chapter on Artificial Intelligence.

How does AI intersect with my work with Character Mandate: Winning Strategies for Winning in the AI Revolution, and my previous work,  Millennials Matter: Proven Strategies for Building Your Next-Gen Leader?