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Why AI Makes Leadership Harder with Dr. Kirsti Samuels
We explore what happens when AI starts shaping how we think, why curiosity and judgment have become essential skills, and what organizations lose when they mistake efficiency for excellence. This conversation draws on decades of experience in peace-building, systems change, and executive strategy.
LISTEN ON SPOTIFY → LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS → WATCH ON YOUTUBE →The Comfort Trap: How AI Could Weaken Our Conflict Muscles-and Our Capacity to Innovate
This article argues that as AI makes it easier to sidestep hard conversations, leaders risk losing the conflict skills and creative abrasion that innovation depends on. It explores how relying on AI to smooth tension risks speeding the slide into false harmony.
READ THE FULL ARTICLE →Five Things You Need To Be a Highly Effective Leader During Uncertain & Turbulent Times
In this in-depth Authority Magazine interview, Dr. Kirsti Samuels explores what it takes to lead when the ground is constantly shifting, from adaptive planning and reading systems in real time to using the FOG FILTER framework to stabilize teams, act under pressure, and avoid leading from fear.
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