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	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
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THE THRESHOLD

Nick Chatrath

Leading in the Age of AI

Accomplished leadership consultant Nick Chatrath offers a revolutionary framework for how leaders in all kinds of organizations can adapt to the new age of technology the Age of AIby leaning into the qualities and skills that make us uniquely human. For readers of Yuval Noah Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st Century and Max Tegmark's Life 3.0, THE THRESHOLD is a bold new way to think about leadership.

Now we are at a vital moment in our history. With developments emerging every day, Artificial Intelligence will soon surpass most human competencies, and as a result drastically transform technology's role in our day-to-day world. The downside of getting our future relationship with AI wrong is enormous. We already know that AI has been used to manipulate democratic processes, violate privacy, attack national security, and cause reputational and financial damage for organizations. The solution for organizational leaders is not to become more like computers. In order for our organizations to survive as we stand at the threshold of a new era, we must tap into the qualities that make us uniquely human.

Interweaving an analysis of antiquated leadership modes that leave organizations exposed and ineffective in the Age of AI, THE THRESHOLD presents newly developed strategies for more effective "threshold" leadership methods. Supported with anecdotes, research, and a practical toolkit, Dr. Nick Chatrath demonstrates that adaptive organizations can be built by cultivating stillness, nurturing independent thinking, finding rhythms of rest and performance, and raising leadership consciousness. With a basis in the ideas and practices that have shaped our organizations in the past, THE THRESHOLD transforms this conversation, bringing it into the future. This groundbreaking new work illuminates how accessing advanced stages of human development can be both competitive and harmonious with AI's growing presence in our working world.

This book is for any leader in any organization, from board level to factory floor and from classroom to kitchen table. Supported with anecdotes, research, and a practical toolkit, THE THRESHOLD demonstrates that adaptive, effective organizations can be built with human, emotional intelligence: cultivating stillness, nurturing independent thinking, finding rhythms of rest and performance, and raising leadership consciousness. With a basis in the ideas and practices that have shaped our organizations in the past, THE THRESHOLD illuminates how accessing advanced stages of human development can be both competitive and harmonious with AI's growing insinuation into our working world.

Oxford-educated, Dr. Nick Chatrath is the author of Musings on Leadership. He is the Managing Director of Artesian Transformational Leadership and the Head of European Operations at Agnus Consulting, international consulting firms that specialize in leadership, strategy, and enterprise transformation. He also founded Coachify, a tech start-up specializing in AI and wearables. The companies he's consulted with make for an impressive list, including Google, IBM, HSBC, NHS, AIA Group, GSK, Serco, the University of Hong Kong, and the Tony Blair Institute.

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Book Published 2023-02-28 by Diversion

Comments

This book needs to be read not only by our generation, but by everyone in our children's generation too.

A candid and courageous book that addresses one of the most urgent challenges of our times.

We need this book. Urgently... If you care about not just the future of your organization, but the future of humanity, you will love this book.

... This book is profound and practical, tackling a critical problem faced by leaders: how to stay relevant as AI gets better... The world needs this book to help ensure the evolution of AI is a positive one and avoid the potential calamities that others warn of as this powerful technology continues its rapid emergence.

From how we maintain motivation and culture, even as aspects of work become automated, to how we create value in an increasingly cyborg world, Nick highlights the more solid ground that can help us step from where we are today over to the other side. Above all, Nick reminds us that we are spiritual beings, and that this side of us, which we have allowed to atrophy in decades past, now needs to be center stage. Ultimately it is here where we will come into our own, collaborating with AI and one another to forge purpose, fix broken legacies, and envision a more holistic, redemptive way ahead for our organizations, families, and societies...and Nick shows the way magnificently.

Filled with thought-provoking and pragmatic ideas about how AI will change society, companies, and individuals, and how leaders can prepare themselves and those around them to navigate the torrent.

You are going to have to learn to live with and benefit from AI. This book will help you do just that. It is insightful, cogent, and learned all at once.

The Threshold has grounded me with a reliable set of AI leadership resources, and allowed me to form my own hopeful view of the AI future. Chatrath is a high-intellect, high-integrity leader who is inspiring the next generation. He has provided a sophisticated, timely manual which ought to be read widely.

Paradoxically, in the age of accelerating AI and quasi-sentient machines, we must hark back to our shared humanity and embrace our uniquely human qualities. Embracing these elements can be uncomfortable, but each and every one of us must tread that path. The Threshold is a timely call to action and a wise mentor along the way.

With liberal use of personal stories that humanize the narrative, and advice sourced from his own rich experience working in the worlds of AI and leadership coaching, this book is both helpful and readable. As 'a first foray into exploring what good leadership looks like in the present and coming ages of AI,' this is a useful guide to have by your side as you venture into this brave new world.