Human Skills in the Age of AI

Jan 18, 2022

Importance of Human Skills in Improving Team Performance in the Age of AI

Situation

Our client was seeking to understand how HR teams are developing critical human skills and how the prioritization of these skills is evolving as AI becomes embedded in the workplace.

Objective

The objective was to explore how organizations define and develop human skills, how these skills are measured and incentivized, and how changes with AI are reshaping skill requirements and workforce development strategies.

Our Work

10EQS conducted in-depth interviews with senior leaders in talent, HR, and people strategy across industries to evaluate how high-performing organizations build human capabilities, focused on performance management, leadership/culture development, and the role of AI in augmenting human judgment and redesigning work.

Project team
  • Senior Consultant with extensive experience in thought leadership development & AI
  • 10EQS Delivery Operations (=PMO) providing quality assurance, process management and expert recruitment
  • 5 industry experts
Industry experts (excerpt)
  • Chief Human Resources Officer – Major Health Network System (US)
  • Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer  - Energy Resources Company (US)
  • Executive Director, Risk Programs and Control Governance (HR)  - Leading Multinational Bank (US)
  • EVP, Global Chief Learning Officer  - Global PR Firm (US) 
  • Senior Director, People Operations  - Technology Company (US) 

Results

10EQS found that human skills are shaped less by training and more by leadership, incentives, and culture. Agility and emotional intelligence stand out as the most critical skills, while top-performing organizations build psychological safety and focus on outcomes, leveraging AI only to bolster, not replace, human capability.