What makes an ideal leader?
Traditionally, we might say assertiveness, certainty, decisiveness. That’s because traditionally businesses have rewarded confidence.
As humans, we all understand that there is uncertainty in the world – every situation presents a probabilistic distribution of potential outcomes – but show anything approaching a misgiving in a business setting and we encourage more questions or, worse, questions about our capability. So we learn to project confidence and certainty around a specific outcome. But even the most authoritative leader is often guessing when making decisions.
Yet, as artificial intelligence continues to move into the mainstream, many leaders are finding that they need to learn a new way to lead. AI systems for the most part produce mathematical probabilities of certain outcomes or recommendations. For leaders, this means adjusting the way we communicate about the future and how decisions are made.
As companies adopt AI technologies, leaders must embrace uncertainty, recognize our limitations and think differently. Probabilistic decision-making — that is, decisions that consider the possibility of alternative outcomes — is at the heart of this new approach. And those of us that adopt a style of leadership that complements this technology will gain a competitive edge in the AI age. Those that don’t could have millions of dollars of data flowing through their organization – and never be able to capitalize on it.
Continue reading: https://technative.io/learning-to-be-a-leader-in-the-age-of-ai/
Traditionally, we might say assertiveness, certainty, decisiveness. That’s because traditionally businesses have rewarded confidence.
As humans, we all understand that there is uncertainty in the world – every situation presents a probabilistic distribution of potential outcomes – but show anything approaching a misgiving in a business setting and we encourage more questions or, worse, questions about our capability. So we learn to project confidence and certainty around a specific outcome. But even the most authoritative leader is often guessing when making decisions.
Yet, as artificial intelligence continues to move into the mainstream, many leaders are finding that they need to learn a new way to lead. AI systems for the most part produce mathematical probabilities of certain outcomes or recommendations. For leaders, this means adjusting the way we communicate about the future and how decisions are made.
As companies adopt AI technologies, leaders must embrace uncertainty, recognize our limitations and think differently. Probabilistic decision-making — that is, decisions that consider the possibility of alternative outcomes — is at the heart of this new approach. And those of us that adopt a style of leadership that complements this technology will gain a competitive edge in the AI age. Those that don’t could have millions of dollars of data flowing through their organization – and never be able to capitalize on it.
Continue reading: https://technative.io/learning-to-be-a-leader-in-the-age-of-ai/
