AI Challenges Leaders to Rethink Whole Operating Model
An honor to co-author this article with Veena Marr and Christian Till Roga . In our conversation with Dame Clare Barclay DBE , President of Enterprise & Industry, EMEA at Microsoft , one message comes through clearly: AI is (also) a leadership test. The organizations creating real value and competitive advantage aren’t experimenting at the edges. they’re rethinking their entire operating model, top down. It takes courage to unlearn. To move without perfect information. To lead transformation, not just adopt tools. That’s the real differentiator. If you’re navigating this AI shift, I believe you’ll find the perspective shared by Clare Barclay highly valuable. #AI #Leadership #Transformation #ExecutiveSearch #FutureOfWork https://lnkd.in/dgM-6J9B
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