The role of AI in digital leadership - new competencies of leaders

• Autorzy: Ingaldi Manuela , Ulewicz Robert

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17512/pjms.2025.31.2.07

Warianty tytułu

PL

Rola AI w przywództwie cyfrowym - nowe kompetencje liderów

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The rapid advancement of digital technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), is profoundly transforming organizational operations and presenting new challenges for leadership. This article examines the impact of AI on the evolution of digital leadership and identifies the essential competencies that contemporary leaders need to cultivate. It explores how AI enhances decision-making, team management, communication, and the development of an organizational culture grounded in innovation and agility. The article also addresses the challenges and risks associated with excessive reliance on technology, including the potential dehumanization of management and emerging ethical concerns. The findings suggest that the effective leaders of the future will be those who can strike a balance between technological proficiency, emotional intelligence, adaptability, and ethical leadership.

PL

Dynamiczny rozwój technologii cyfrowych, w szczególności sztucznej inteligencji (AI), znacząco zmienia sposób funkcjonowania organizacji i stawia nowe wyzwania przed liderami. Artykuł analizuje wpływ AI na ewolucję przywództwa cyfrowego oraz identyfikuje kluczowe kompetencje, które powinni rozwijać współcześni liderzy. Omówiono, w jaki sposób AI wspiera procesy decyzyjne, zarządzanie zespołami, komunikację oraz budowanie kultury organizacyjnej opartej na innowacyjności i elastyczności. W artykule zwrócono również uwagę na wyzwania i zagrożenia związane z nadmiernym poleganiem na technologiach, takie jak dehumanizacja zarządzania czy problemy etyczne. Wnioski wskazują, że skuteczni liderzy przyszłości to ci, którzy potrafią zrównoważyć kompetencje technologiczne z inteligencją emocjonalną, zdolnością do adaptacji i etycznym podejściem do zarządzania.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

AI; industry 4.0; digital leadership; leadership competencies; digital transformation

PL

AI; przemysł 4.0; przywództwo cyfrowe; kompetencje liderów; transformacja cyfrowa

• Wydawca: Czestochowa University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Management Studies
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 31, No. 2
• Strony: 106--122
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 27 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Ingaldi Manuela

• Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9793-6299

autor

Ulewicz Robert

• Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5694-4284

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).