Insights on Leadership & Ai

Exploring leadership, decision-making, and human-centered systems in the age of Ai and ongoing disruption

Myth 10: Ai Is Overhyped Nov 10, 2025

By Al Adamsen  |  Future of Work Advisors

| Myth 10: Ai is Overhyped

Nope. Ai is not overhyped. If anything, it is under-understood and under-planned for. And “hype” isn’t the right word. This is se...

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Myth 9: With Ai, Employees Are Less Important Nov 10, 2025

By Al Adamsen  |  Future of Work Advisors

In 2000, a tech founder, amidst the dot-com bust, matter-of-factly shared that his business would be so much better off without employees. He was frustrated,...

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Myth 8: More Ai and Tech = More Capacity and Productivity Nov 10, 2025

By Al Adamsen  |  Future of Work Advisors

|  Reality Check

If I’m known for anything within my personal circles, including as a father, it’s capacity: temporal, emotional, and cognitive. What can I ...

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Myth 7: Governance Only Needs Light Tweaking Nov 10, 2025

By Al Adamsen  |  Future of Work Advisors

The belief that governance structures only need minor modifications to remain effective is comforting, but it’s also wrong. Most executive and board decision...

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Myth 6: More Information = More Clarity Nov 10, 2025

By Al Adamsen  |  Future of Work Advisors

|  Myth 6: More Information = More Clarity

The belief that the more information we consider, the more clarity we’ll gain and, in turn, the more intelligence...

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Myth 5: Fast Change is Better Change Nov 10, 2025

By Al Adamsen  |  Future of Work Advisors

|  Myth 5: Fast Change is Better Change

When it comes to leadership in the age of Ai, automation, and continuous disruption, one belief continues to hold di...

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Myth 4: Ai Will Make Better Decisions for Us Nov 10, 2025

By Al Adamsen  |  Future of Work Advisors

|  Myth 4: Ai Will Make Better Decisions for Us 

If Ai gets it wrong, who’s accountable, you or the Ai? One of the most persistent myths among leadership te...

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Myth 3: Jobs = Full‑Time Roles at Established Companies Nov 10, 2025

By Al Adamsen  |  Future of Work Advisors 

|  Myth 3: Jobs = Full‑Time Roles at Established Companies

Reality: Work is fracturing. Independent talent, project-based work, and flexible ecosystems def...

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Myth 2: There’s a Talent Shortage… Everywhere? Nov 10, 2025

By Al Adamsen  |  Future of Work Advisors

|  Myth 2: There’s a Talent/Skills Shortage

If you’re an executive you’ve undoubtedly read or have been told, “There’s a talent shortage.” In many cases, wh...

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Myth 1: Ai is Transforming Jobs at Similar Speeds Nov 06, 2025

When it comes to artificial intelligence (Ai), a dangerous oversimplification is making its way into boardrooms and executive strategy sessions: the belief that Ai is transforming all jobs at similar ...

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