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Ben Pearce and Panos Malakoudis discuss the five essential human competencies that modern leaders need in the age of AI.

In this episode, Ben Pearce and Panos Malakoudis discuss the evolving landscape of leadership in the age of AI. They explore the five essential human competencies that modern leaders need: Insight, Integration, Inspiration, Integrity, and Impact.   Panos Malakoudis runs his own company - Citium Solutions.  He spent many years leading Consultancy and Engineering teams at Microsoft.  Then he led coaching programs for the Microsoft leadership community and even got a Guinness World Record for it.    Show Links Ben Pearce LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/ Tech World Human Skills Home -  https://www.techworldhumanskills.com Panos Malakoudis Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmalakoudis/ Citium Solutions - https://www.citiumsolutions.co.uk/ Panos Forbes Page-  https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/people/panosmalakoudis/   Takeaways Leadership is changing due to rapid technological advancements. Empathy has become a crucial competency for leaders post-COVID. 95% of AI pilots fail due to lack of insight and connection to business needs. Leaders must integrate technology into their decision-making…

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Host: Ben Pearce

Guest: Panos Malakoudis

Topics covered

• leadership
• AI
• human competencies
• technology integration
• ethical implications
• team management

Keywords

• leadership
• AI
• human competencies
• technology
• integrity
• impact
• inspiration
• empathy

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Organizations: Citium Solutions, Microsoft, Forbes

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