How Self-Leadership Drives Career Success in the Age Of AI

Speaker: Tony Gambill
Location: Zoom and in-person

Open to the public. You must register using the link below, accepting this meeting on meetup will not get you in.

Registration Link: https://www.bostonconsultants.org/event-details/how-self-leadership-drives-career-success-in-the-age-of-ai

In-Person Location: Merrimack College 315 Turnpike Street North Andover, MA 01845 - Meeting Room Arcidi B
Parking Lot A

Date: April 8, 2026 6:30 PM EST - Networking
6:55 Introductions
7:00 Presentation
8:00 Q/A
8:30 Meeting Ends

In person networking including pizza, good snacks, water and fruit drinks. Come just for the networking if you'd like.

Also on Zoom.
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Technical expertise is being commoditized.
Self-Leadership is not.
AI can generate ideas.
Analyze data.
Optimize systems.
But AI cannot:
• Engage effectively in high-stakes conversations
• Regulate your emotions when you feel triggered
• Align your behavior with your values under pressure
• Help you intentionally evolve from experience
• Ensure you remain agile during ongoing change
That is the work of Self-Leadership.
In a world shaped by AI, automation, and accelerating change, technical skills alone are no longer enough. Advanced Self-Leadership is the true differentiator. How are you preparing yourself to succeed in a work environment being disrupted by AI?
Self-leadership is the foundational capability that allows you to fully express your knowledge, skills, passions, and values - especially in the moments that matter most. During this 60-minute session participants will:

1. Understand “Why Self-Leadership Is The Most Important Leadership”
2. Be introduced to the SOAR Self-Leadership Model and complete the SOAR Self-Leadership Assessment
3. Complete the SOAR Self-Leadership Assessment (Self-Scored)
4. Gain understanding of the fewest most important knowledge, skills and practices for each phase of the SOAR Self-Leadership Model and take away one key practice from each phase of the cycle.
5. Define the “One Big Thing” you will commit to doing to improve your Self-Leadership abilities

In an AI-driven world, your long-term advantage is not what you know. It is how well you lead yourself.
Research from McKinsey shows that demand for social and emotional skills will grow by 26% by 2030. As AI transforms our workplace, the most important career development shift of our time is the need for today’s workforce to rapidly build the Self-Leadership skills that technology cannot replace. The big question every employee should be asking is:

> How can I prepare myself to succeed in a work environment that is being disrupted by AI?

The answer lies in strengthening our unique human skills that enable us to bring our best selves to our most important, complex and relational situations. These key skills include self-awareness, emotional competence, empathy, social intelligence, influence, adaptability, agility and relationship-building. Self-Leadership is the key.
In the book, Getting It Right When It Matters Most (Gambill & Carbonara, 2021), we introduce the SOAR Self-Leadership Model. This model takes the fewest, most important knowledge and skills from each of these important concepts and places them in a practical, replicable and research-backed roadmap for effectively navigating your most difficult situations.

The four phases of the model are Self, Outlook, Action and Reflection (SOAR).



Tony Gambill brings more than 25 years of executive experience in delivering impactful leadership solutions within a wide variety of organizations. Tony provides strategic perspectives combined with practical expertise, building knowledge, skills, and processes for leadership excellence and career growth. Tony has proven experience collaborating with organizations and their leadership teams in delivering meaningful results in the areas of Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, High Potential Development, Executive Succession, Strategic Planning, and Team Effectiveness.
Tony is the coauthor of the book, Getting It Right When It Matters Most: Self-Leadership for Work and Life, published by Business Expert Press. He is also a regular contributor for Forbes Leadership where he has written over 70 articles on the topics of self-leadership, leading others, and team effectiveness. Tony has a strong following of more than 100,000 followers on LinkedIn, where he regularly posts content focused on building practical skills for Self-Leadership and Leading Others. He also writes a monthly newsletter that has more than 64,000 subscribers.
To learn more about Tony and ClearView Leadership visit: https://clearviewleaders.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-gambill-0227767/