The 3 human intelligences that will define leadership in the AI era

With $2.5 trillion in global AI spending projected for 2026 alone and only 10% of AI pilots scaling into enterprise-wide impact, the gap between AI investment and AI value is becoming impossible to ignore. The missing piece isn't technology, it's leadership.

As knowledge becomes abundant and execution accelerates, the traditional sources of leader credibility (expertise, coordination, knowing the answer) are losing their edge. What's emerging in their place are three distinctly human intelligences.

If you're sensing that working harder or moving faster isn't solving the deeper challenges your organization faces, this recent research explains why these human capabilities matter now, what mindset shifts they require, and why the leaders who develop them intentionally will define the next era of enterprise value.