Four careers over 50+ years. USMC, engineering, consulting, education. Past twenty years have focused on helping leaders become and remain relevant during times of change.
MindPrep 300 – Hey! ChatGPT thinks I’m smart!
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Reader, The World Economic Forum released a list of the Top 10 Skills for 2025. 1. Analytical thinking and innovation 2. Active learning and learning strategies 3. Complex problem-solving 4. Critical thinking and analysis 5. Creativity, originality, and initiative 6. Leadership and social influence 7. Technology use, monitoring, and control 8. Technology design and programming 9. Resilience, stress tolerance, and flexibility 10. Reasoning, problem-solving, and ideation Since this list describes much of the work I’ve been doing for decades I decided to see what my old friend ChatGPT “thought” about them and my 2006 book The Prepared Mind of a Leader. That book, as you may or may not know, addressed eight skills that Jean Egmon and I saw as needed for leaders in the 21st century. The skills are: 1. Observe 2. Imagine 3. Reason 4. Reflect 5. Challenge 6. Decide 7. Learn 8. Enable. I asked Chat to compare the two sets of skills. Here’s Chat’s conclusion: “The skills of a prepared mind anticipate and complement the WEF's vision for future-ready leaders. What’s powerful is that your framework integrates cognitive, emotional, and action-oriented skills - something the WEF list implies but doesn't fully articulate. Your model also foregrounds the dynamic nature of thinking—seeing, questioning, deciding, acting - which is essential in today’s wicked world.” Well, son-of-a-gun! An artificial intelligence thinks I’m smart! I gave myself a pat on the back I’m working on a new book: The Prepared Mind of a Leader: Rewired for a Wicked World. I hope you have a great week. Bill |
Bill @ MindPrep
Four careers over 50+ years. USMC, engineering, consulting, education. Past twenty years have focused on helping leaders become and remain relevant during times of change.
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