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Künstliche Intelligenz: Eignen Sie sich als Führungskraft in Zeiten von KI?

Je höher der Posten, desto größer die Erwartung an KI-Kompetenz. Ein Top-Headhunter verrät exklusiv, mit welchen Fragen er sie prüft – und wann er Bewerber sofort aussortiert.

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Künstliche Intelligenz: Eignen Sie sich als Führungskraft in Zeiten von KI?

Artificial intelligence (AI) and an increasingly difficult economy – companies are not only employing fewer people, but also cutting jobs. Even senior executives are no longer immune to AI's influence. In 2025, there were 14.3 percent more unemployed senior executives than the previous year, according to the Federal Agency for Labor.

This is because AI is already taking over tasks that were once considered the core of leadership, such as organization, calculation, and cost control. A job profile for a leader can now be replaced by algorithms 67 percent of the time, according to the "Job-Futuromat" by the Institute for Employment and Vocational Research (IAB). The most vulnerable are middle managers. "

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