{"id":1501,"date":"2026-09-03T08:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/future-proof-with-ai\/?p=1501"},"modified":"2026-09-03T08:57:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:57:48","slug":"think-youre-a-good-leader-try-leading-an-ai-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/future-proof-with-ai\/think-youre-a-good-leader-try-leading-an-ai-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Think You\u2019re a Good Leader? Try Leading an AI Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Researchers found that an AI-based assessment closely tracked leaders\u2019 impact on human teams.<\/em><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judging a leader with a successful team is like judging the conductor of a great orchestra: the outcome reflects both the person directing the group and the abilities of everyone around them. Measuring leadership therefore requires a way to separate the individual\u2019s influence from the circumstances and people surrounding them. Artificial intelligence may offer a new way to approach that problem. The paper \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nber.org\/papers\/w33662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Measuring Human Leadership Skills with AI Agents<\/a>,\u201d co-written by 2026 HBS AI Institute Associate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hks.harvard.edu\/faculty\/david-deming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Deming<\/a>, investigates whether performance with AI agents can provide a practical measure of a person\u2019s ability to lead human teams in a comparable experimental task.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why This Matters<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For business leaders and executives, a promising implication of this research is that AI could become a practice environment for leadership itself. Managers can rehearse questioning, delegation, information gathering, and decision-making with AI teams, further enhanced by employing a range of personas. Instead of treating leadership development as an occasional workshop, leaders and organizations can build short, repeatable simulations around familiar challenges. The resulting practice could help leaders see whether they ask for the right information, create room for different perspectives, and turn a fragmented discussion into a clear course of action. AI simulations like these may be particularly useful for practicing the mechanics of coordination, but leaders should also ensure that their development addresses the trust, morale, and emotional judgment that shape real human teams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/think-youre-a-good-leader-try-leading-an-ai-team\/\">Link to the HBS AI Institute Insight Article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nber.org\/papers\/w33662&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1787777460755548&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Pr7wzfXknVeNoHOqILqAu\">Link to the Research Paper<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/#join-our-community\">Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date with HBS AI Institute news and research<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers found that an AI-based assessment closely tracked leaders\u2019 impact on human teams. Judging a leader with a successful team is like judging the conductor of a great orchestra: the outcome reflects both the person directing the group and the abilities of everyone around them. 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