In the past, "seniority" was at the heart of team management.
In the age of AI, however, experience and knowledge can be recalled with a single prompt, and information is becoming less scarce.
Yet, we, the middle-aged generation, still have an advantage. The ability to "edit" our experiences and turn them into "value. And we have the attitude to learn and grow together with the younger generation.
◇Short-term perspective - "Flat-type leadership" that learns and grows together
- Young people should be “learning partners” rather than “teaching partners
Younger employees are sometimes more knowledgeable about the latest tools. The key is to listen rather than teach. - Prompted development: Fostering the ability to ask questions
We think together about how to ask questions, not answers. - Examples of Short-term Actions
Reverse Mentoring Session
Prompt sharing meeting
Feedback as an editor
◇Medium-term Perspective - Training design that “edits” experience and transforms it into value
- Experience is “material” and editing skills create “value.
Make the experience into a story and let the young people edit it. - Mid-term design of training
1. storytelling
2. sharing achievements and failures
3. reconstruction by young people - Examples of mid-term actions
Experience Inventory Workshop
Case Study Sharing
Decision Restructuring Presentation
Long-term Perspective - Building a Team Culture that Grows with AI
- AI may deprive young people of “growth opportunities
Chores and research will be replaced by AI, making it harder to train younger workers. - Long-term needs
Creating a culture that emphasizes human dialogue and co-creation. - Example of long-term action
AI and Human Role Guidelines
Meaningful Work Creation Project by Young People
Co-creation culture building workshop
~ Prompts to young people, dialogue to teams~.
In the age of AI, the way for us, the middle-aged generation, to lead the younger generation is no longer to "teach" but to "ask questions together and grow together.
Our experience may be diluted, but our editorial and interactive skills will be honed. Our “human ability” is our greatest weapon in management in the age of AI.
Previous Feature Articles◇◇
- Series #1: "What's LLM? How to walk in the age of AI co-creation by a marketer in his 50s, starting from "What is LLM?
- Part 2 of the series: Breaking Down the "Model" and Designing Marketing Strategies with AI
- Redesigning the Careers of Marketers in Their 50s and the Use of AI
Upcoming special features
- The Power of “Questions” to Move Organizations
- Rethinking the Division of Roles between AI and Humans: Redefining "Meaningful Work
- AI literacy education starting in the 50s - Creating a system for the entire team to learn
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