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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The way we work has changed. Most leadership advice hasn't.Across every industry, leaders are feeling the pressure.A role stays open for months. High performers leave after two years. Teams clash over flexibility, accountability, and communication. Employees question systems that once felt normal. At the same time, AI is quietly reshaping how work gets done, compressing effort, accelerating output, and changing what organizations value.Most leaders are trying to solve these as separate problems.They are not separate.In The Next Turn, leadership consultant and author Jeff Utecht argues that we are living through a double transition: The definition of work is changing, driven most visibly by Gen Z.The structure of work is changing, accelerated by AI.For the first time in modern history, leaders are being asked to lead across multiple generations with fundamentally different beliefs about work while the very nature of work itself is being restructured underneath them.This book gives leaders the language, frameworks, and perspective to understand what is actually happening-and what to do about it.Inside, you'll explore: Why traditional leadership instincts no longer produce the same resultsThe hidden generational beliefs shaping workplace conflictWhy Gen Z is redefining loyalty, growth, flexibility, and successHow AI is changing productivity, trust, and performance evaluationWhy "good work" is no longer obviousThe rise of judgment as the new leadership advantageHow leaders can create alignment when old assumptions no longer holdThis is not a book about managing a difficult generation.And it is not a book about AI tools.It is a book about leadership during one of the largest transitions in the history of work.Because what worked before is not automatically going to work next.And the leaders who thrive in this next era will not be the ones who cling hardest to the past or chase every new trend. They will be the ones who can make sense of the transition, create clarity inside uncertainty, and help people move from friction to flow.The Next Turn is for leaders, managers, educators, entrepreneurs, and organizations trying to understand what work is becoming-and how to lead what comes next. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Human Still Required is a practical leadership book for educators navigating this permanent shift. It is not a guide to AI tools, prompts, or technical implementation. Instead, it focuses on the leadership work that cannot be automated: judgment, relationships, culture, trust, and responsibility. Generative artificial intelligence is no longer on the horizon for schools-it is already reshaping how work gets done. Lesson drafts, emails, reports, schedules, data summaries, and feedback can now be generated in seconds. For school leaders, the promise of efficiency is real. But efficiency is not the same as effectiveness. As AI accelerates the pace of work, leaders face a deeper challenge: deciding what should be automated-and what must remain human. When decisions move too quickly, clarity erodes. When leaders respond with tighter rules, trust weakens. And when judgment is replaced by tools, schools risk becoming efficient-but hollow. Written for superintendents, principals, district leaders, instructional coaches, and education policymakers, this book helps leaders: Make clear, human-centered decisions about AI in schoolsMove beyond fear-based bans and hype-driven adoptionReclaim judgment instead of outsourcing it to policy or technologyProtect culture, relationships, and professional trustRethink rigor, assessment, and professional learning in an AI worldPrepare students for their future, not our pastDrawing on decades of experience working in and alongside schools across the United States and internationally, Jeff Utecht argues that AI did not break education-it exposed it. Weak systems are now more visible. Performative practices are harder to defend. And leadership shortcuts no longer work. The book challenges long-standing assumptions about control, compliance, productivity, and professionalism. It makes a clear case for letting machines handle the busywork while leaders focus on the work only humans can do: making decisions in context, building trust with people, and leading with clarity during uncertainty. Organized around real leadership tensions-control versus trust, efficiency versus meaning, authority versus influence-Human Still Required gives leaders language they can use with staff, boards, and communities. It is designed to be referenced during real decisions, not read once and shelved. This is not a futurist manifesto or a technical manual. It is a grounded, calm, and direct guide to leading schools when artificial intelligence can do more of the work-but none of the thinking that truly matters. AI is permanent. Panic is optional.The future of school leadership isn't artificial-it's intentional.Because human is still required. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The way we work has changed. Most leadership advice hasn't.Across every industry, leaders are feeling the pressure.A role stays open for months. High performers leave after two years. Teams clash over flexibility, accountability, and communication. Employees question systems that once felt normal. At the same time, AI is quietly reshaping how work gets done, compressing effort, accelerating output, and changing what organizations value.Most leaders are trying to solve these as separate problems.They are not separate.In The Next Turn, leadership consultant and author Jeff Utecht argues that we are living through a double transition: The definition of work is changing, driven most visibly by Gen Z.The structure of work is changing, accelerated by AI.For the first time in modern history, leaders are being asked to lead across multiple generations with fundamentally different beliefs about work while the very nature of work itself is being restructured underneath them.This book gives leaders the language, frameworks, and perspective to understand what is actually happening-and what to do about it.Inside, you'll explore: Why traditional leadership instincts no longer produce the same resultsThe hidden generational beliefs shaping workplace conflictWhy Gen Z is redefining loyalty, growth, flexibility, and successHow AI is changing productivity, trust, and performance evaluationWhy "good work" is no longer obviousThe rise of judgment as the new leadership advantageHow leaders can create alignment when old assumptions no longer holdThis is not a book about managing a difficult generation.And it is not a book about AI tools.It is a book about leadership during one of the largest transitions in the history of work.Because what worked before is not automatically going to work next.And the leaders who thrive in this next era will not be the ones who cling hardest to the past or chase every new trend. They will be the ones who can make sense of the transition, create clarity inside uncertainty, and help people move from friction to flow.The Next Turn is for leaders, managers, educators, entrepreneurs, and organizations trying to understand what work is becoming-and how to lead what comes next. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…