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The Threshold – Leading in the Age of AI By Nick Chatrath

The Threshold – Leading in the Age of AI By Nick Chatrath

Synopsis:

Accomplished leadership consultant Nick Chatrath offers a revolutionary framework for how leaders in all kinds of organizations can adapt to the new age of technology–the Age of AI– by leaning into the qualities and skills that make us uniquely human. That’s what the back of the book says.

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I’m already predisposed to finding most leadership books useless. Most are trite with a mixture of corporate speak and enough stories not about leadership to be its own book not to read. Corporate speak and acronyms that you need your own dictionary just to find out that there are simpler and better ways to get your point across. And this book is no exception.

I thought maybe with the background being implementing or working with AI it would talk more about AI use alongside human resources or new avenues AI can supplant or assist workflows or something along those lines. After a brief introduction to AI (very brief) it becomes just another manager book that would never really help anyone be a better boss or supervisor. Things like “increase the effectiveness of your leadership by combining stillness and productivity” or “reflect on your own path through life and leadership” is less than cutting-edge AI leadership but your stereotypical leadership novella to sell to companies. Management who read these books are even less effective when reading facades of leadership books like this (slapped with AI skin to sell it). Insufferable platitudes for those who need to learn better management or unintelligible Kool-Aid drinkers who set mission statements after attending leadership meetings for 28 hours a week (out of their 30 worked) that makes workers even less goal-oriented. Pick up a used copy of “It’s Your Ship” by Michael Abrashoff and don’t spend $30 on this.

It does have a nice cover.

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