HUMAN LEADERSHIP + MACHINE ENHANCED
My New Book is out on June 23
We’re all replaceable, and that won’t change. What changes that probability is the value we add as leaders and individuals. That equation combines the skills side built through the 10 Human Power Skills and the attitude side built through the Five Core Competencies.
HUMA leaders use technology to automate routine work. That gives them the required room to develop the distinctively human capabilities that set them apart and stay inside the work with their teams as they govern the most powerful technology ever built.
This is an essential book for any leader who wants to stay relevant and determine their own future. With HUMA, Andreas von der Heydt delivers a very impactful framework for what serious leadership looks like in the age of AI.
– Lionel Souque, CEO, REWE Group
PRAISE FOR HUMA
“In an era where AI is redefining what leadership requires, Andreas von der Heydt offers powerful answers. HUMA Leadership is both intellectually rigorous and immediately useful, which is rare in this field. The leaders who put the book's techniques into practice will be the ones their teams continue to follow.”
Alexis von Hoensbroech CEO, WestJet
“The leaders who will matter in a world driven by AI and intelligent machines are those who understand both the technology and the human capabilities it cannot replicate. Andreas von der Heydt's HUMA book provides a rigorous, deeply human approach for developing exactly that combination. Required reading for anyone building organizations that will lead, not follow, in the years ahead.”
Gopi Kallayi Chief Business Strategist AI, Google
“Machines excel at automation, but business runs on human judgment. At Randstad, we see every day that Human Power Skills like empathy and ethics are what truly make talent future-proof. Andreas von der Heydt's HUMA model is a forward-looking, practical framework for strengthening the human edge that drives real results in the age of AI.”
Sander van't NoordendeCEO, Randstad Holding
“This book arrives exactly when leaders need it most. As AI transforms how we work, Andreas von der Heydt's HUMA framework forced me to rethink what effective leadership now demands.”
Dong-Su KimCEO, LG Technology Ventures
“This is an essential book for any leader who wants to stay relevant and determine their own future. With HUMA, Andreas von der Heydt delivers a very impactful framework for what serious leadership looks like in the age of AI.”
Lionel SouqueCEO, REWE Group
“Andreas von der Heydt argues that the distinctly human capabilities AI cannot meaningfully replicate will become the true foundation of strategy and leadership in the years ahead. His Five Core Competencies and 10 Human Power Skills provide a strong framework for developing those capabilities with intention and discipline. Leaders and organizations that invest in these skills now will be far better positioned to navigate change, build resilient cultures, and lead effectively through the accelerating AI era.”
Lisa TesvichChief People Officer, Erasca
“Technology and AI will be everywhere. What separates the organizations and leaders who thrive will be the strength of their Human Power Skills. HUMA’s Five Core Competencies generate the 10 Human Power Skills, and those skills feed back to strengthen the Competencies. Andreas von der Heydt has built a growth flywheel where every element makes the others stronger. This is the kind of concept leaders have been waiting for.”
Julien BardouGlobal MD Data & AI, Marsh
“Most writing on AI and the future of work either reassures or alarms. Andreas von der Heydt does neither. He confronts the disruption ahead and refuses to soften its implications. Then he names what has to be done and delivers a concrete developmental architecture organizations can apply to transform successfully in an age where AI will increasingly determine how leaders anticipate change and preserve human agency. Brave, clear, and overdue.”
Antonio SciutoCEO, ELAI
“HUMA is a compelling guide for leaders navigating an age of accelerating technological change. Andreas von der Heydt makes a powerful case that the future will not belong to leaders who surrender to machines, but to those who become more distinctly human while using technology with clarity and purpose. Practical, thoughtful, and deeply relevant, this book offers an essential framework for building high-performing organizations while preserving the human qualities that make leadership indispensable.”
E. David ZotterGlobal CTO, Ipsos
“Many writing on AI narrows the question to productivity. Andreas von der Heydt does something far more ambitious. His HUMA approach spans everything from how individuals grow to how teams perform, how organizations adapt, and how the broader community can absorb how AI is changing work and life. A clear-eyed and profound contribution.”
Sven MulderCEO, Infoniqa
KEEPING HUMANS RELEVANT
How Can We Become Better At Being Humans While Machines Become Better At Being Machines?
HUMA is a leadership model with a powerful set of tools that celebrates humanity by helping every individual become more effective and more relevant. The model is deeply people-oriented and grounded in building very specific human capabilities that machines can’t replicate at the level that high-performing organizations and individuals demand.
These distinctly human capabilities, which I call Human Power Skills, include creativity, collaboration, trust building, sensemaking, empathy, and ethics, among others. They are generated by the following Five Core Competencies: Psychological Safety, Growth Mindset, Ownership, Operating at Excellence, and Applying a Coaching Approach. Both the Core Competencies and the Human Power Skills are closely interconnected and reinforce each other, creating a growth flywheel.
HUMA is a human-first approach, but it’s deliberately enhanced by what machines and technology make possible. Within HUMA, however, they’re designed and leveraged to strengthen human effectiveness. They don’t run the show. People do. HUMA provides not only a comprehensive new framework, but also concrete strategies and specific techniques to apply it in everyday work and life.
THE HUMA GROWTH FLYWHEEL
HUMA is built on Five Core Competencies that generate the 10 Human Power Skills, and those skills in turn feed back into the competencies that produced them. The result is a self-reinforcing growth flywheel that develops human capabilities no AI or machine can match at the level high-performing organizations require.