Book cover for The Future is Human: How Entrepreneurial Leaders Will Thrive in the AI Revolution by Gino Wickman and Tyler Smith

The Future is Human

How Entrepreneurial Leaders Will Thrive in the AI Revolution

2026 Released
156 Pages
2-3 Hours
Ebook Available November 17, 2026
Audiobook Unavailable
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Hardback Available November 17, 2026
Ethos CollectiveISBN 9781636807317

AI can do more than ever. Your people still decide what matters.

AI can help a small team accomplish what once took an entire company. But more output does not always mean a better business. Without clear direction, trust, and accountability, it can create more noise, more distraction, and more work nobody needed.

The opportunity is bigger than getting things done faster. It is freeing your people to think, create, solve problems, and lead.

In The Future Is Human, Gino Wickman, best-selling author of Traction®, and technology entrepreneur Tyler Smith bring together two worlds: the human energy that drives a great business and the AI that can multiply what its people accomplish.

This practical guide shows entrepreneurial leaders how to:

  • Protect, recharge, and focus human energy so your best people spend less of themselves on busywork and more on work that matters.
  • Align your people before adding technology with clear values, shared priorities, and someone accountable for each result.
  • Lead your team through the change by listening to concerns and making it safe to ask questions, report mistakes, and challenge an AI answer.
  • Choose useful AI without chasing every new tool by starting with a real business problem, not the fear of falling behind.
  • Put AI to work with clear responsibilities and limits while people keep the judgment and own the consequences.
  • Turn ideas into results with practical examples, one human owner, and a 90-day test that helps you decide what to keep, fix, or stop.

You do not need to become a technology expert. You need to become more deliberate about what your company does, why it matters, and what must stay human.

Protect your people's energy. Amplify their potential. Lead the future.

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Gino Wickman

Gino Wickman, bestselling author of Traction, has a passion for helping people get what they want from their businesses. To fulfill that passion, he created the Entrepreneurial Operating System(R) (EOS), which helps leaders run better businesses, get better control, have better life balance, and gain more traction--with the entire organization advancing together as a cohesive team. Wickman is the founder of EOS Worldwide, a growing organization of successful entrepreneurs collaborating as certified EOS Implementers to help people experience all the organizational and personal benefits of implementing EOS. He also delivers workshops and keynote addresses.

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