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Why Soft skills are the New Superpower in the Age of AI

The most important skills to develop in the future are soft skills. These will be more in demand than just technical skills. Technical skills get you in the game, but beyond that, it is the soft skills that get you moving further in your career. I recently listened to an interview with Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI, at the Aspen Ideas Festival. He made a strong case that going forward, just having technical skills—with so many tools readily available—will not be sufficient. We all have to be well-rounded and become generalists to truly thrive. We must be good at multiple skills, and the ability to pivot with the times is the key to success in today’s marketplace. This is also mentioned by David Epstein in the book Range. His argument is generalists will rule the future. This Inc. article on the 10 Soft Skills http://www.inc.com/jt-odonnell/why-these-10-soft-skills-could-catapult-your-career.html?cid=nl029Aweek44day31 identifies the top skills as per a LinkedIn survey of hi...
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The Leadership Blueprint in the Age of AI

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This is my most comprehensive take on leadership and hope you find it useful. This article is close to my heart and hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did to research and write it. Peter L. Bernstein said, "We simply do not know what the future holds." In times of crisis like this we look to leaders for inspiration, hope and direction. The last word is the key as the first thing to suffer in a crisis is direction. Leaders have a guiding vision for the future and turn to hope when others can only see mud. Let's hope in this time of enormous crisis it also unearths true leaders who can navigate the turbulent times and move us into a greater future however distant that may seem at this time. Everyone has their own definition of leadership. Mine is simple it is about dreaming big, inspiring others and leading by example. Leaders really do dream big dreams think of Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Roosevelt, Churchill among others. The current business landscape requires more l...
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