AI isn't ready to replace human leadership

AI isn't ready to replace human leadership | Great culture drives a strong brand | Whenever Amazon acts, entire industries react Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( March 15, 2018 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google+]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] Leading Edge [] [AI isn't ready to replace human leadership]( A recent simulation found that artificial intelligence can help determine effective interviewing techniques but doesn't comprehend which leadership behaviors are most productive, writes Mengqiao Liu of DDI. The best uses for AI at the moment are in automating certain tasks and leveraging data, Liu writes. [Development Dimensions International]( (3/12) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Great culture drives a strong brand]( A company's culture needs to reflect the values and purpose its brand strives to represent and the actions taken internally, rather than lining up with something like a mission statement, says Denise Lee Yohn, author of a book on brand and culture. "Leaders can no longer assume their organizations will have a healthy culture if they're nice and decent people -- it takes deliberate effort to cultivate a unique, valuable, sustainable culture," she says. [Skip Prichard Leadership Insights]( (3/14) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( Social communities and collaboration Flexible scheduling and work-from-home opportunities impact how employees collaborate and communicate. [Read the second article]( in our employee engagement how to series to learn the benefit of social communities and what it can mean for your business. ADVERTISEMENT [] Strategic Management [] [Whenever Amazon acts, entire industries react]( Whenever Amazon acts, entire industries react Bezos (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) Amazon's influence on the US economy has increased in the past three-plus years as it's broken out Amazon Web Services earnings, shown how much its Prime services influence consumer behavior and grown its third-party Marketplace business to be a leading retailer all its own. Amazon's most significant influence of late might be the way it sends other stocks plummeting any time it announces a move into a new sector, whether it be health care, grocery or pharmaceuticals. [Bloomberg (free registration)]( (3/14) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Managing complex systems requires open discussion, transparency]( Transparency, openness and a willingness to discuss the possibility of failure are the most reliable ways to overcome increasingly complex and interconnected systems, writes Michael McKinney, citing a book by Chris Clearfield and Andras Tilcsik. "By openly sharing stories of failures and near failures -- without blame or revenge -- we can create a culture in which people view errors as an opportunity to learn rather than as the impetus for a witch hunt," Clearfield and Tilcsik write. [Leadership Now]( (3/12) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( Leadership Training is Ready for Disruption Research indicates that leadership development is usually less than effective, costing organizations thousands in revenue. [Watch a webinar on-demand]( "Reinventing and Democratizing Leadership Development" to turn leadership training into the successful business-building tool it needs to be. ADVERTISEMENT [] Smarter Communication [] [What to do when there's too much work, not enough people]( When organizations don't have enough people to get the job done, the problem will become worse if leaders don't know how to prioritize and how to extol staff to do the same, writes Naphtali Hoff. When understaffing isn't addressed, workplaces become more stressful and less safe while business suffers, he writes. [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (3/14) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] The Big Picture Each Thursday, what's next for work and the economy [] [Analysis: Training is key to mitigating automation]( Automation will most affect low-skilled jobs and requires an investment in training and education by business and government, writes Fernando Moncada Rivera. "Special attention must be paid to mid-career workers who will need to learn new skill sets or significantly expand their existing ones," Rivera writes. [World Finance]( (3/12) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] In Their Own Words [] [First female NFL coach: Believe in your qualifications]( First female NFL coach: Believe in your qualifications Welter (Norm Hall/Getty Images) Jen Welter, who played in a men's professional football league and was the first woman to be part of an NFL coaching staff in 2015, says she learned to embrace the historical significance of her role. "It's realizing that everything about you, every bit of experience that has come to make you exactly who you are, makes you uniquely qualified," she says. 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