{"id":187990,"date":"2026-02-16T16:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/ai-wont-decide-who-wins-leadership-will-im-studying-both-at-harvard-wral-com\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:35:11","slug":"ai-wont-decide-who-wins-leadership-will-im-studying-both-at-harvard-wral-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/ai-wont-decide-who-wins-leadership-will-im-studying-both-at-harvard-wral-com\/","title":{"rendered":"AI won\u2019t decide who wins, leadership will; I&#8217;m studying both at Harvard :: WRAL.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/business\/technology\/donald-thompson-ai-leadership-harvard-february-2026\/\">AI won\u2019t decide who wins, leadership will; I&#8217;m studying both at Harvard :: WRAL.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/business\/technology\/donald-thompson-ai-leadership-harvard-february-2026\/\">https:\/\/www.wral.com\/business\/technology\/donald-thompson-ai-leadership-harvard-february-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-16 16:34:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.wral.com\">www.wral.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The author is heading to Harvard later this month to study artificial intelligence (AI) and learn about AI-driven, human-centered solutions.<\/li>\n<li>AI, once a science fiction concept, is now a significant factor in business that influences decision-making and stakeholder trust.<\/li>\n<li>The author emphasizes the importance of integrating AI responsibly, focusing on the human element and psychological safety rather than merely the tools and efficiencies AI can bring.<\/li>\n<li>Psychological safety is crucial in AI-integrated environments, where employees need to feel safe to question and contribute despite machine recommendations.<\/li>\n<li>Effective leaders will guide organizations to navigate ambiguity and explain AI-influenced decisions while maintaining accountability and fostering trust through transparency.<\/li>\n<li>The author values in-person, collaborative learning experiences at Harvard to help leaders build on peer ideas, psychological safety, and leadership effectiveness.<\/li>\n<li>Key to successful AI integration is beginning with human outcomes, practicing inclusive listening, combining algorithmic analysis with human judgment, and investing in emotional intelligence.<\/li>\n<li>Ultimately, organizational culture will determine an organization&#8217;s success in the AI-driven landscape.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI won\u2019t decide who wins, leadership will; I&#8217;m studying both at Harvard :: WRAL.com https:\/\/www.wral.com\/business\/technology\/donald-thompson-ai-leadership-harvard-february-2026\/&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":187991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.wral.com\/7550f5f0-bcc0-414e-ab2b-48c58e7ec167?w=1200&h=630","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-187990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187990"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187990"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":187992,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187990\/revisions\/187992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}