AI models are upgrading at a relentless pace. How often do we upgrade the skills that make us human?
The pace with which AI models are continuously being upgraded is relentless. Complex cognitive tasks and even creative tasks that used to take days of work are now available to us at a fingersnap.
Innovations and enhancements across the AI models will continue to develop at frantic speed, but the key question here is not simply how we can keep up, but rather, are we also upgrading our “inner models” – the qualities and skills that enable us to embrace and express our full human potential? Like the patterns we run under pressure, and how we relate, decide, and lead. These human-centric skills are where our edge has always lived, and they matter even more now.
Harvest Business School’s Wasserman study already showed how 65% of startups fail because of “people problems” [1] – which speaks volumes to the relevancy of these human-centric skills; even for start ups in the AI scene.
More recent research, including work coming out of MIT [2], points at core competencies that are expected to remain relevant as we traverse through the AI era – all of them are human-centric competencies: presence, emotional intelligence, discernment, ethical judgment, vision, and steady leadership under pressure.
The good thing here is that all these inner qualities are in fact skills that can be trained. And let’s pause a moment and reflect here: When was the last time you trained these skills with the same seriousness you train product and strategy?
The key is not one-off lectures or workshops, but small continuous dedicated efforts. Similar to gardening: Small inputs, repeated, compound. Like shipping small improvements instead of waiting for a big rewrite. Habits go a long way here. Being in a group of like-minded peers as well. In my time as an engineer at Google I was heavily involved with L&D programs at Google and the one thing I’ve learned is that even engineers like to make time for personal development, yet only when that is made relevant to their day to day work.
Together with former Google colleague Asim, we are stepping up here to offer Enharmony – a training space for inner leadership, built for people who move fast and still want to stay human while they do.
We are inviting you for an accessible and lightweight experience of the method with Enharmony Circles:
A free monthly, one hour live session designed to deliver micro-content around topics of human-centric leadership;
Focusing on practical application by sharing tools and habits for you to integrate directly into your work (e.g. a simple habit for handling conflict before it hardens, or a short practice to regain clarity before a hard decision);
Inviting you to bring your questions and challenges, while also connecting and exchanging with like-minded peers.
Learn more and sign up for free at enharmony.co/circles. You are welcome to drop in for a taster – there’s no expectations nor long term commitments.
References:
[1] https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=42425
[2] https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/these-human-capabilities-complement-ais-shortcomings