Most managers adopted the AI tools their company rolled out. They've played around with a few prompts. They think that's enough.

Meanwhile, a split is forming. On one side, AI is handling tasks, workflows, research, briefs, data synthesis, meeting prep, drafted communications, and reports at a speed and quality that keeps accelerating.

On the other side, there is an increasing premium on genuinely skilled human leadership: trust, coaching, real feedback, empathy, navigating conflict, creating alignment, and helping people grow through change.

The managers who stay in the middle, the ones who outsource their leadership halfway to AI without leaning deeper into either side, will find it harder and harder to justify their value. If all you do is relay what the tool produced, the organization will eventually ask why it needs you at all.

In Episode 307 of The Manager Track, Ramona walks through both sides of this divide and introduces five specific skills (built as Claude Skills) that help managers lean into their human leadership while leveraging AI as a training and preparation tool.

If you've been leaning into AI but haven't asked yourself what your team actually needs from you as a human leader, this episode will help you figure out both sides.

Listen now on our Website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE —

Claude AI (Anthropic): Claude Skills for manager development -> claude.ai
Horizontal Leadership: Archova's 60-minute organizational presentation on horizontal leadership: https://bit.ly/4dApTTy
90-Day Manager Readiness Program, the Leadership Accelerator: archova.org/leadership-accelerator
Access the 5 Claude Skills (including instruction guide and Zip file for easy upload into your Claude account: https://bit.ly/3Q4BKQ0

— LINKS —

Schedule a Leadership Strategy Call with Ramona https://calendly.com/ramonashaw/leadership-strategy-session
The Leadership Accelerator – 12-week cohort program for new and early-stage managers: archova.org/leadership-accelerator
Grab the free New Manager Toolkit mentioned in the episode: archova.org/freetoolkits
Learn how to turn your 1-on-1 meetings from time wasters, awkward moments, status updates, or non-existent into your most important and valuable meeting with your directs all week. Learn more at: http://archova.org/1on1-course
Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP

OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE

Episode 256 – The Leadership Identity Shift: From Executor to Influencer
Episode 267 – Horizontal Leadership: Creating Teams That Own Their Work

— WHAT’S NEXT? —

Learn more about our leadership development programs, coaching and workshops at archova.org.

Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP

Want to better understand your leadership style and patterns? Take our free quiz to discover your Manager Archetype and learn how to play to your strengths and uncover your blind spots: archova.org/quiz

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