The Critical Decline of Critical Thinking (and the 10 Forms Every Thinker Should Know)
Eli Amdur on what critical thinking really is, why it’s declining in the age of AI, and the question we keep skipping: not could we, but should we.
AI: The Rock-Solid Case For Oversight and Accountability
By Eli Amdur Sometimes, all you have to see is one small event, example, or case, and the big picture comes into compelling focus. A report by Kashmir Hill and Tiffany Hsu (New York Times, 6/9/24) is convincingly about one of those times. According to the account by Hill and Hsu, “a fly-by-night journalism outlet…
A Priceless Business Leadership Lesson From The Grateful Dead
By Eli Amdur Phil Lesh, the Grateful Dead’s singularly iconic and beloved bassist, died last week at age 84. He was a beautiful musician, a wonderful man, a sweet soul. He also – through his identifiably unique approach to his instrument and how it becomes so integral to the band’s creative development – exemplified more…
The One Trouble Spot In An Otherwise Great Job Market
By Eli Amdur This is the greatest job market we’ve ever had. While we’re at it, let’s add a few adjectives: strongest, most consistent, most robust, most resilient, most inclusive, and so on. And you don’t have to worry about engaging in hyperbole. This job market is – and has been for the past four…
“You’re Not Thinking. You’re Just Being Logical.”
By Eli Amdur Today, Oct 7, is the date in 1885 when Niels Bohr was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Business Leadership Lessons From Non-Business Sources I have always found great inspiration in my business leadership positions from people outside of business, especially those for whom profit was not a motive. One of them was Neils…
The Four Partners: Saving Jobs While Winning At AI
By Eli Amdur There’s much to do and little time to do it. Longshoremen’s big concerns The port workers’ strike that shut down our Eastern seaboard and Gulf coast ports has been temporarily suspended. The new do-or-die date is January 15, a fleetingly short 101 days away. “Don’t let robots take my job.” Aside from…
20 Life (Not Business) Lessons For Leaders
Leadership exists on three levels: personal, organizational, and global – and we achieve them in that order. We cannot lead others unless we first lead our own lives with some sense of order, perspective, connectedness, and purpose. That axiom underpinned all my teaching (two graduate leadership courses, 15 years) and leadership advisory (corporate across 25…
Résumés In The Age Of AI
“Do I really need a résumé anymore?” With AI powering more and more applicant tracking systems (ATSs), with LinkedIn approaching one billion users, and with public records becoming increasingly ubiquitous and accessible, that question of résumé relevance is rolling off the lips of an alarming number of job seekers on a rapidly increasing basis. Says…
Why We Aren’t Getting The AI Governance Thing Right (Yet)
Why We Aren’t Getting The AI Governance Thing Right (Yet) By Eli Amdur Now that we’re up to our necks in alligators – namely, the conflict between innovation and governance in AI – we’re starting to see why we haven’t gotten it right – or even appear to be sufficiently down that path. The answer…
20 Life (Not Business) Lessons For Leaders
B y Eli Amdur Leadership exists on three levels: personal, organizational, and global – and we achieve them in that order. We cannot lead others unless we first lead our own lives with some sense of order, perspective, connectedness, and purpose. That axiom underpinned all my teaching (two graduate leadership courses, 15 years) and leadership…