A new Forbes article draws on the CEMS Insights Report Augmented Leadership to explore one of today’s key leadership challenges: how to harness the power of AI without undermining critical thinking through “cognitive offloading”.
Featuring perspectives and figures from CEMS Corporate Partners ABB, Beko, and McKinsey & Company, the article highlights practical strategies for using AI as a partner that augments, rather than replaces, human reasoning, judgement and decision-making at work.
Learning to lead with judgement in the age of AI
The article echoes a belief at the heart of CEMS: that strong leadership in a technology-driven world depends not only on mastering new tools, but on cultivating critical thinking, self-awareness and responsibility.
By highlighting the risks of cognitive offloading and the need for conscious, human-centred use of AI, the piece reflects the kind of mindset CEMS seeks to develop in its students: preparing them to lead with clarity, purpose and confidence in complex global environments.
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