I coach executives. AI makes their emotional intelligence more valuable, not less.
Executive coach Pam Manfredo Curtis argues that emotional intelligence is becoming increasingly vital for leaders in the age of AI. She emphasizes that parents should teach children to identify and name their emotions to build foundational relationship skills that AI cannot replicate.
Why it matters
As AI automates technical tasks, human-centric skills like emotional intelligence are being re-evaluated as critical competitive advantages in the workplace.
Pam Manfredo Curtis says parents should teach their kids how to name their emotions. JAGstudios/JAGstudios Pam Manfredo Curtis is an industrial and organizational psychologist and executive coach. Parents can help their kids succeed by teaching emotional intelligence, she says. Pointing out kids' strengths and asking them to identify their own can also help. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Pam Manfredo Curtis, author of " Origin of a Leader. " It has been edited for length and clarity . It's no surprise that we often make choices based on how we were raised. I can see it in my own life: my mom was a school psychologist. I went into psychology, too, and married a man who is also an industrial and organizational psychologist, like me.
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