Leadership in the Age of AI: S4:E33 🎙️LIVE with Terell Jones

16 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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In this live podcast episode, the hosts discuss the evolving nature of leadership in the 21st century, emphasizing the need for flexibility when leading Millennials, who grew up with video games and social media, resulting in shorter attention spans and different disciplinary experiences. They argue that despite rapid technological advances such as AI and quantum computing, effective leadership remains the essential, constant skill. The conversation then pivots to the guest’s military background, specifically service during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Shield, exploring how high‑pressure combat environments forged resilience, adaptability, and strategic thinking that inform his current leadership approach.

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Uh, the, the leadership principles, you have to be, um, flexible enough to understand where millennials come from. They never had a fist fight in their life. They probably spent a lot of time inside playing video games. And, um, they have 3-second, um, attention spans because of all the social media that they watch. Um, so they haven't had the strict discipline that we may have had. They have a, you know, they have all these things that occupy their brain power. And so it's, you have to realize where you're, where they're coming from and, and accept people where they're at and try to figure out how to make that work. Wow.
That is very, very insightful because I do believe that leadership is the most critical skill of the 21st century. You know, all of the changes you, uh, mentioned, the technology, now we have AI, quantum computing, and all of that, and so many changes people are uncertain about the future. Uh, no, AI and, uh, robots gonna take, take over the world and, and all of that. But one thing that remains constant, I think, is leadership, and people really need to learn those skills. And that's part of the reason why I've been hosting this podcast for 4 years now. So let's, let's go back to your Navy time. So you served during Operation Desert Storm and, uh, uh, Shield. How did that high-pressure environment shape your approach to resilience, adaptability, and strategic thinking today?