HCMC: Leadership in the Age of AI: Decision-Making, Adaptation, and Competitive Dynamics

AI is transforming every industry, but the leadership challenge it creates is not technical. The real question is not how to deploy AI. It is about how to lead people through the uncertainty, disruption, and loss that AI brings.

In this one-hour masterclass, Prof. Julien Salanave introduces the adaptive leadership framework, an approach to leading when there are no clear answers, when expertise alone is not enough. When the people around you are looking for certainty you cannot honestly provide.

What You Will Explore
Why most leadership fails in the face of AI. Organizations default to technical solutions: new tools, new processes, new org charts… But the deeper challenge is adaptive: it requires people to change how they work, what they value, and what they are willing to let go of. Leaders who treat AI as a technology problem will solve the wrong thing.

Who This Masterclass Is For
Experienced professionals and senior leaders managing teams across industries. People who sense that the next chapter of their career will require a different kind of leadership than what got them here. You do not need prior knowledge of adaptive leadership or AI strategy. You need curiosity and a willingness to question your assumptions about what leadership means.

What You Will Take Away
A framework for distinguishing the challenges that require new skills from the challenges that require new thinking. A clearer understanding of why smart, capable organizations still struggle with change. And an honest look at what it takes to lead when the ground beneath you is shifting.

About Prof. Julien Salanave
Julien Salanave teaches adaptive leadership, entrepreneurship & innovation in the ESSEC-Mannheim Executive MBA APAC program for which he is Academic Director. A serial entrepreneur and former venture capitalist, he brings a rare combination of academic rigor and hands-on business leadership to the classroom, having founded and scaled multiple companies across Europe, North America, and Asia. Sitting at the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation, and executive development, he advises senior leaders navigating transformation in the Asia-Pacific business landscape.

This masterclass offers a preview of the Adaptive Leadership module in the ESSEC-Mannheim Executive MBA APAC program. 

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