Essential Skills To Keep Your Job In The Era Of Artificial Intelligence

About half of jobs in the U.S. are at risk of being automated (paywall), even including coveted Wall Street jobs that pay over $200,000 a year. This rise is mainly a result of two mega trends: artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, and the rising emphasis on participatory leadership, flat organizational structure, and empowerment of those who are closest to the action. Even if your job is not directly replaceable by AI, it is inevitable that an increasing proportion of the workforce will become "knowledge workers," who focus on non-routine problem solving and creative thinking. Your value-add (and your ability to keep your job) as a leader will be determined by how much your organization contributes to the creative, new output. So how will you prepare for the upcoming era of the knowledge economy?