AI’s five strategic tensions and how to resolve them
The launch of GenAI represents great promise and significant risks. Here is a five-point framework to steer you through the turbulence and capture value....
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Michael D Watkins is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change at IMD, and author of The First 90 Days, Master Your Next Move, Predictable Surprises, and 12 other books on leadership and negotiation. His book, The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking, explores how executives can learn to think strategically and lead their organizations into the future. A Thinkers 50-ranked management influencer and recognized expert in his field, his work features in HBR Guides and HBR’s 10 Must Reads on leadership, teams, strategic initiatives, and new managers. Over the past 20 years, he has used his First 90 Days® methodology to help leaders make successful transitions, both in his teaching at IMD, INSEAD, and Harvard Business School, where he gained his PhD in decision sciences, as well as through his private consultancy practice Genesis Advisers. At IMD, he directs the First 90 Days open program for leaders taking on challenging new roles and co-directs the Transition to Business Leadership (TBL) executive program for future enterprise leaders, as well as the Program for Executive Development.
1 April 2024 • by Michael R. Wade, Sarah E. Toms, Amit M. Joshi, Michael D. Watkins in Artificial Intelligence • 13 min read
The launch of GenAI represents great promise and significant risks. Here is a five-point framework to steer you through the turbulence and capture value....
14 February 2024 • by Michael D. Watkins in Leadership • 10 min read
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12 February 2024 • by Julia Binder, Michael D. Watkins in Brain Circuits • 4 min read
When tackling a tough problem, remember these five Es before jumping to conclusions: expand, examine, empathize, elevate, and envision....
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