Künstliche Intelligenz: So verschaffen sich Führungskräfte im mittleren Management einen Wettbewerbsvorteil
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.
Düsseldorf – In an era marked by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and a challenging economy, companies are not only reducing resources, but also eliminating positions. Faced with this reality, it is not only middle-level staff that are at risk; senior executives are also not immune to the impact of AI. According to the federal agency for employment, the number of unemployed executives increased by 14.3 percent in 2025 compared to the previous year.
This is because AI can already take over parts of the leadership tasks, such as resource planning, calculation, and cost control. The "Job-Futuromat" of the Institute for Employment and Labor Research (IAB) estimated that 67 percent of the job profile of a manager can be replaced by algorithms. Particularly vulnerable to this change are those in the middle management level.
"It is clear that up to 67 percent of the tasks can now be performed by AI, and suddenly executives too can be replaceable," said headhunter Bernhard Stieger in an exclusive interview with the Handelsblatt. Stieger helps businessmen distinguish themselves from those who will not rise further. When asked the few questions Stieger provides exclusively to the Handelsblatt, what answers would you have given, and would you still have a chance at a leadership position?
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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