AI in Leadership: Marissa Afton on Awareness, Wisdom & Compassion in the Age of Machines #352
Description
AI in Leadership: Marissa Afton on Awareness, Wisdom & Compassion in the Age of Machines
In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast, host James Taylor interviews Marissa Afton, co-author of More Human: How the Power of AI Can Transform the Way You Lead. Marissa is a Partner at Potential Project, where she works with companies like IBM, Eli Lilly, and Amgen to create more human-centered workplaces.
Together they explore how artificial intelligence isn’t here to replace leaders—but to amplify their humanity. Drawing from real-world examples, global executive interviews, and practical frameworks from the book, they unpack how leaders can become AI-augmented by developing awareness, wisdom, and compassion.
If you’re a leader navigating the rise of AI, this episode will help you avoid dehumanizing traps and unlock a more mindful, emotionally intelligent, and ethically grounded approach to leadership.
🎙️ Top 5 Soundbites:
- “AI gives us the time to be better leaders—but we often just fill that time with more work.” – Marissa Afton
- “The leader of the future is not more digital—but more human.” – James Taylor
- “Awareness happens in stillness. Creativity happens in stillness.” – Marissa Afton
- “AI is an exoskeleton for the mind and heart. But we still have to drive.” – Marissa Afton
- “We must ask not only what AI can do for us—but what it can do to us.” – Marissa Afton
Links & Resources:
🔹 More Human: How the Power of AI Can Transform the Way You Lead – Book on Amazon
🔹 Marissa Afton on LinkedIn – Connect
🔹 Potential Project – www.potentialproject.com
🔹 SuperCreativity Podcast – All Episodes
Takeaways
AI is an amplifier: It will magnify your leadership—for better or worse.
Awareness, wisdom, and compassion are the three human capacities that will differentiate great leaders in the AI era.
Time-freed ≠ time-used well: Leaders must reinvest AI-generated efficiency into more connection, creativity, and presence.
Digital twins and psychometric AIs can help simulate and anticipate—but the human touch is still essential.
Stillness enables awareness: The best leaders will use AI to create space, not just speed.
<div class="elementor-column elemen
United States
