AI is making emotional intelligence a 'rare superpower'—here's how to tell if you have it, says leadership expert

Artificial intelligence is getting faster, smarter and more embedded in our work lives.

While it can be a helpful tool, it still can’t build trust, navigate tension, or make people feel seen and valued.

Over the course of my career, I’ve been a professor, an employment attorney, an HR executive, an executive coach and a CEO. And in an increasingly AI-driven world, I’ve found that emotional intelligence is becoming a rare superpower, especially at work.

Here are four signs that you have it.

Emotionally intelligent leaders create a sense of psychological safety at work. Their colleagues know that they are free to raise their concerns before they become problems.