Ep 52 | Lead to Liberate: Wisdom, AI, and the Future of Leadership 1/30/2026

Today we are #LIVEInTheHIVE with Brian Gorman, maverick leadership coach and author of Leading into the Age of Wisdom: Reimagining the Future of Work.

Brian writes: “When hierarchies falter, networks and circles emerge. When loyalty contracts dissolve, people seek belonging and purpose. When change accelerates, organizations must cultivate adaptability and rhythm. When technology grows powerful, the human role shifts from doing the work of machines to bringing discernment, empathy, and wisdom into the system.”

What are the implications for corporations and organizations? And from a larger perspective, democracy and patriarchy?

As Klaus Schwab writes in The Fourth Industrial Evolution, “The changes are so profound that, from the perspective of human history, there has never been a time of greater promise or greater peril.” Is our dystopian view that AI is replacing human-kind true or false? Which beliefs, habits, or assumptions about leadership may need to be unlearned or reframed for me to become an Age of Wisdom leader?

We touch on:

- We are at a tipping point with AI that requires making clear decisive decisions to choose the ultimate path upon which humanity will embark, recognizing that we’re on the verge of the equivalent of the Industrial Revolution.

- AI has made human intelligence obsolete, but humans possess WISDOM, Wisdom guides our decisions in how we utilize AI.

- Hierarchy assumes wisdom rests in the top tier, when in fact everyone has wisdom or the potential for wisdom.

- Brian shares 2 stories of well-known corporations discovering that wisdom from the C-suite is no longer sufficient.

- Democracy itself (and all patriarchal systems) requires the overlay of these same skill sets as leaders moving into The Age of Wisdom.

- Decentralizing decision making from the top doesn’t slow systems down.

- What are wisdom circles? How do we respond to crisis? And what will be the impact of our decisions over the next 7 generations?

- Work is not done through time, it’s done through energy. How do we build physical, mental, emotional and spiritual energy?

- Circle, rather than linear, philosophy- Interconnectedness.

- All this and so much more.

Full bio, book, wisdom circle events, and resources: https://transforminglives.coach

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briangorman07030

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www.MaximizeU.life

Poets & Prophets—A Formational Journey for Change Leaders is for leaders who yearn for this next level of consciousness, who are ready to risk letting go in order to step into a deeper way of being, belonging, and becoming.

Is this Journey for You?

You may be called to this journey if several of the following are true:

This is an iterative journey that invites deeper alignment, widening circles of impact, and a return to leadership as a creative, relational, and generative act.

For course details or questions, please email [email protected] or visit www.MaximizeU.life

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