Leaders Make the Future, Third Edition Ten New Skills to Humanize Leadership with Generative AI

The third edition of this bestselling leadership skills guide for the future now updated with 75% new content, including a new chapter surrounding the responsible use of generative AI.

AI is here. And the disruption it causes can’t be ignored. The traditional leadership skills of yesterday won’t be enough to face the ambiguity of tomorrow. But by building upon the 10 leadership skills put forth by futurist Bob Johansen, whose 50-year tenure at the Institute for the Future led to accurate predictions 60-75% of the time, you too can upskill your leadership abilities without downplaying your humanity.

Enhanced and focused on bridging AI and leadership to help you become the augmented leader of the future, this updated edition includes topics such as:
1. Clarity
2. Dilemma Flipping
3. Bio-Empathy
4. Maker and Grower Instinct
5. Immersive Learning Ability
6. Rapid Prototyping
7. Constructive Depolarizing
8. Commons Creating
9. Smart Mob Organizing in Shape-Shifting Organizations
10. Quiet Transparency (Strength with Humility)

With a vision of fostering a paradigm shift towards accepting and utilizing AI as essential leadership tools, this book will promote ethical, empathetic, and sustainable leadership in the emerging AI-enabled digital age.

Bob Johansen has had a 50-year career as a professional futurist at The Institute for the Future, which is the longest-running futures organization in the world. He is the author of several important books, including Get There Early, The New Leadership Literacies, The Reciprocity Advantage, FullSpectrum Thinking, and Office Shock.

Jeremy Kirshbaum founded the generative AI consultancy Handshake and is a venture builder and strategist who works with clients to understand, plan, and implement AI projects.

Gabe Cervantes is director of scalable foresight at The Institute for the Future. He helps organizations turn foresight into insight and action.