Is Your Team Built for the AI Revolution

Or Are You Stuck in the Past?

The age of AI is here, but while leaders may focus on the technology, a critical question remains: is your organisational structure ready? A recent Boston Consulting Group report reveals AI is outpacing workforce strategy, blending roles and flattening hierarchies. As AI takes over routine tasks, human talent must shift to strategy, design, and oversight. This new landscape demands a fundamental rethink of how we build and empower our teams.

Yet organisations are still being held back by outdated structures where great ideas get stuck in departmental silos, and cross-functional projects struggle, where team are busy fixing problems but lack the integrated perspective to anticipate them. And the skills gap between what organisations need and what they have is widening.

What does this mean for the workforce? The traditional model of I-shaped employees, specialists with deep, narrow expertise, is no longer enough. However, the solution isn't more specialists, but a more dynamic, collaborative workforce of T-shaped and E-shaped professionals.

• T-shaped professionals combine deep expertise with broad knowledge, collaborating effectively across functions [3]. They are the bridge-builders connecting your organisation.
• E-shaped professionals embody Experience, Expertise, Exploration, and Execution. They possess deep knowledge in multiple domains and the ability to turn ideas into reality. These are your innovators.

Fostering these multidimensional skill sets creates an organisation that is AI-empowered, innovative, and ready for tomorrow's challenges.

As you read this article, ask yourself: What can you start doing today to expand your skillset and make your career AI-proof?