Future of Work (2026 to 2030 will be a wild ride)
By 2030, the “manager” will be an artifact.
A relic of an industrial age long past.
By 2030, the “manager” will be an artifact.
A relic of an industrial age long past.
The World Economic Forum just dropped a stat that should keep every leader up at night: 39% of existing skill sets will become outdated by 2030.
But here’s the twist. The skills rising in demand? Critical thinking. Decision-making. Human judgment.
The very things machines cannot replicate.
If your job is “output management,” you are competing with a machine that doesn’t sleep, doesn’t complain, and costs a fraction of your salary.
You will lose that race.
But there’s a different race entirely. One the algorithms cannot enter.
The shift isn’t from the Fortress of Data to a bigger fortress. It’s to the Fortress of Meaning.
AI can optimize your workflow. It can process your data at inhuman speed. It can generate content that passes for human.
What it cannot do is provide a soul. A sense of purpose. A reason to show up.
That’s your territory now.
I’ve been developing what I call the ALEC Framework as the new operating system for the post-AI era. Four pillars that re-engineer leadership from the ground up:
Narrative Archeology — excavating the stories that shaped you
Narrative Lens — the filter through which you interpret reality
Narrative Engine — what drives you forward when logic says stop
Narrative Compass — the direction that gives meaning to the motion
This isn’t about managing better.
It’s about becoming an architect of human potential.
The future doesn’t need more efficient supervisors.
It needs leaders who can navigate what algorithms never will: soul, meaning, and the messy brilliance of being human.
Reclaim your empathy. Your compassion. Your genius.
Ubuntu (I am because we are) 💙
#Coherence #NarrativeIntelligence