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AI is moving beyond productivity gains—and forcing leaders to rethink how their businesses actually work. In this episode of HBR IdeaCast, Wharton professor and AI expert Ethan Mollick explains why leaders need to move beyond automating existing tasks and start redesigning organizations around what AI makes possible. He discusses how AI agents are changing the role of managers, where humans can create competitive advantage when everyone has access to the same AI models, and why companies need to experiment rather than wait for someone else to figure out the future. He also shares four capabilities leaders should cultivate in an AI-driven world: deep knowledge, wide knowledge, taste, and agency.Uploaded 09-10-26Books, tools, and more: store.hbr.orgFollow us:https://hbr.org/https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/https://www.facebook.com/HBR/https://twitter.com/HarvardBizhttps://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_reviewSign up for Newsletters:…
AI is moving beyond productivity gains—and forcing leaders to rethink how their businesses actually work. In this episode of HBR IdeaCast, Wharton professor and AI expert Ethan Mollick explains why leaders need to move beyond automating existing tasks and start redesigning organizations around what AI makes possible. He discusses how AI agents are changing the role of managers, where humans can create competitive advantage when everyone has access to the same AI models, and why companies need to experiment rather than wait for someone else to figure out the future. He also shares four capabilities leaders should cultivate in an AI-driven world: deep knowledge, wide knowledge, taste, and agency.Uploaded 09-10-26Books, tools, and more: store.hbr.orgFollow us:https://hbr.org/https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/https://www.facebook.com/HBR/https://twitter.com/HarvardBizhttps://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_reviewSign up for Newsletters:…
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