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By Daniel Butcher<\/a><\/p>\n

A typical senior executive is tasked with setting strategy, developing personnel, resolving disagreements, managing budgets, and setting the tone at the top to protect organizational culture and ethics. Meanwhile, the headcount of many organizations\u2019 support staff has shrunk, scrutiny on leaders has increased, and the administrative load continues to increase.\u00a0Many leaders are already stretched thin, and those trends are expected to continue in 2026.<\/p>\n

That said, 2026 won\u2019t be remembered as the year AI took over leadership. It will be\u00a0remembered as the year leaders finally started using AI more effectively to get some breathing room. Generative AI isn\u2019t a replacement for leaders and managers; rather, it\u2019s a backup that can make their job easier, according to Academy of Management Scholar Herman Aguinis<\/a> of The George Washington University.<\/p>\n

Some leaders are experimenting with AI and getting comfortable with it; others are hoping it\u2019s a fad (it isn\u2019t) that will eventually fade away (it won\u2019t), he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd here\u2019s the truth: AI doesn\u2019t replace expertise\u2014it exposes who has it,\u201d Aguinis said. \u201cAI\u2019s value rises or falls based on the person using it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a leader gives clear direction\u2014\u2018Summarize these data for the board,\u2019 \u2018Draft scenarios for this specific decision within this specific context,\u2019 \u2018Outline risks on this particular project given these particular constraints\u2019\u2014the output is usually sharp and helpful. When the guidance is vague, the result is just noise,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe technology matters, but judgment matters more.\u201d<\/p>\n

In practice, the leaders who benefit most won\u2019t be those who hand everything over to automation. They\u2019ll be the ones who are strategic about what to offload, according to Aguinis, who said that there\u2019s a lot worth handing off: the first draft of a communication, the competitive snapshot you need for Monday\u2019s meeting, the outline of a scenario plan, or a clean slide deck that doesn\u2019t take three hours to format.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese tasks eat up time\u2014time leaders rarely have,\u201d Aguinis said.<\/p>\n

Aguinis expects leaders and managers to prioritize AI learning, development, and education, both for themselves and rank-and-file staff, in 2026, or make AI expertise more of a recruitment priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they don\u2019t, their jobs will be at risk,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Leaders must balance the risk of moving too fast with moving too slowly, all while avoiding pitfalls.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is ongoing,\u201d Aguinis said. \u201cLearning and application must go hand and hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrial and error, experimentation, and continuous learning will be key.\u201d<\/p>\n

Investment in training, guardrails, and basic verification processes will matter as much as the tools themselves, Aguinis said. Cross-checking sources, confirming compliance, and validating numbers will all become part of leaders\u2019 daily responsibilities, the same way reviewing financial documents and legal language already is.<\/p>\n

As routine tasks are handled by technology, leaders will get more time to do what only humans can do: mentor, inspire, set strategic direction, guide culture, and make decisions that balance logic and values, according to Aguinis.<\/p>\n

The future isn\u2019t about replacing leaders with robots, he said. Rather, it\u2019s about giving humans
\ntime to lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no choice,\u201d Aguinis said. \u201cLeaders who do not embrace this vision of AI will be replaced by those who do.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis also applies to everyone\u2014including you and me\u2014in most service-oriented jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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