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AI-Augmented Leadership - Leading in the Age of Human + Artificial Intelligence
Navigating the Future of Work by Combining Human Insight with Artificial Intelligence
Welcome to The Smarter Brain, a curation of thought-provoking ideas and actionable reads to help you build better habits and become more productive.
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The Smarter Brain Team
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3 Ideas for Better Habits
New Kind of Colleague
Innovation scholar at The Wharton School, Ethan Mollick explores how AI collaborates with humans in business, education, and creativity.
“We must learn to treat AI as a partner with strengths and weaknesses.”
Designing the Future
MIT physicist and AI researcher Max Tegmark examines the long-term societal and ethical implications of artificial intelligence.
“The future of life will be shaped by how we manage AI.”
AI at the Core
Harvard Business School professors and digital strategy experts Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani exploring how artificial intelligence transforms leadership, business models, and competitive advantage in modern organizations.
“AI is not a bolt-on technology; it rewires the operating model of the firm.”
Source: Competing in the Age of AI: Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World
The Confidence Workbook
The Confidence Workbook is your practical guide back to the self-belief that’s always been inside you. Through insightful prompts and simple rituals, you’ll learn to dismantle habit-driven doubt and embrace genuine courage. Don’t let misplaced modesty hold you back - order now and start your journey.
Productivity Tools and Resources
Why Emotional Intelligence Matters More in the AI Era
As automation increases, uniquely human capabilities like empathy and ethical reasoning become strategic advantages. Read more here.
The Future of Work: Human + Machine Collaboration
The workforce of tomorrow blends AI systems with human creativity and strategy. Discover how leaders are redesigning roles and workflows. Read more here.
Think Smarter, Decide Faster
OpenAI ChatGPT - An AI assistant that helps leaders brainstorm strategies, draft communications, analyze information, and explore new ideas. Ideal for improving productivity and strategic thinking through human-AI collaboration.
Organize & Automate Insight
Notion - An AI-powered workspace tool that summarizes meetings, generates plans, and structures knowledge. Perfect for leaders managing complex teams and fast-moving projects.
What We're Reading
The Rundown AI Newsletter - Daily updates on AI breakthroughs, business applications, and productivity tools. Perfect for leaders who want fast, actionable insights into how AI is reshaping industries.
Ben’s Bites Newsletter - A daily AI newsletter curated by Ben Tossell that helps readers stay informed about the latest developments in artificial intelligence in just a few minutes. It covers top AI news, product launches, tools, insights, and practical guidance—designed especially for builders, founders, and non-technical professionals who want to understand and apply AI without the complexity.
Brain Food
Today I Learned: AI-augmented leadership is not about replacing leaders with AI, but about leaders using AI as a strategic partner to make better decisions. (Source)
Science: Research in human AI collaboration shows that hybrid teams (human + AI) often outperform either humans or AI working alone in complex decision enrironments. (Source)
Have a productive rest of your week,
The Smarter Brain Team
Resource Spotlight
AI-Driven Leadership Transformation
Monthly insights rooted in strategy and AI research-this one's about how to restructure your organization around AI agents, not just deploy them. Discover how agentic AI isn’t merely a tool, but a digital colleague that accelerates productivity, multiplies revenue potential, and reshapes workflows end-to-end.
Leadership Evolved: Intelligence + Integrity at Scale
Monthly dispatches rooted in real leadership transformation-not buzzwords. This one explores how leadership itself is being rewired in the age where humans and AI collaborate in everyday decision‑making. Go beyond the idea that AI is just a tool: discover how it’s reshaping what leadership means, why authority now ties to interpreting intelligence and ethical judgment, and how leaders must guide people through complex change.
Human Judgment in the AI Era
Monthly dispatches grounded in leadership science-not hype. This one explores why human decision‑making remains the competitive edge even as AI grows more powerful. AI may process data at scale, but it cannot replace moral judgment, intuition, or the ability to weave context and values into strategy. Leaders need to integrate AI insights with uniquely human strengths to unlock transformative value.
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