Webinar for leaders
The Leadership Trade-Off:
What AI gives and what it takes
Auntie Leader Circle webinar with Perttu Pölönen
30 September 2026 | 15:00–16:00 EEST
The one leadership conversation you can't afford to miss this autumn.
AI has made us more productive. But every technology creates unintended consequences, and most of them nobody planned for. Social media gave us connection and quietly eroded our ability to focus. What is AI trading away without asking us first?
In this Leader Circle session, Perttu Pölönen brings a rare combination to the table: he's a futurist and inventor who has spent years at the frontier of technology, and someone who fundamentally believes that human skills will matter more as AI advances, not less. He provokes, challenges and ultimately offers something more useful than answers: better questions to bring back to your team.
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What you'll take away
A sharper picture of what's actually changing
AI isn't just a tool. It's reshaping what work looks like, what we value in each other, and what it means to lead. This session helps you see the shift more clearly.
Perspective on the trade-offs ahead
There are no perfect solutions, only choices. Perttu helps you think through what matters, so you can lead with more clarity and less noise.
A fresh take on human skills
Trust, presence, connection and psychological performance. These aren't soft extras. They're becoming the defining leadership capabilities in the age of AI.
A reason to feel genuinely optimistic
The future of leadership isn't about competing with machines. It's about understanding where humans are at their best, and leaning into that.
Meet our speaker
Perttu Pölönen
Perttu Pölönen is a futurist, inventor and author. He has won EU’s biggest science competition for youth and studied future technologies at Singularity University, based at NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. His book, Future Skills, has been translated to seven languages. In 2018 MIT Tech Review honored him among the 35 Innovators Under 35 in Europe.
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What is Auntie’s Leader Circle?
Leadership today demands more than just managing performance. It’s about creating environments where people can truly thrive. That’s why the Auntie Leader Circle exists: a community for forward-thinking leaders and managers who want to elevate sustainable mental performance and wellbeing as a strategic part of their leadership approach.
In Auntie Leader Circle webinars, you gain practical insights into strengthening the mental skills that help people perform sustainably, adapt to change and protect their mental capacity. From resilience and stress management to communication, collaboration and leadership, each session is designed to help you build healthier, higher-performing teams.
A little about Auntie
Auntie provides preventive services that strengthen mental wellbeing, mental skills and sustainable mental performance. We help employees develop capabilities such as stress management, adaptability, resilience, communication and self-leadership, while supporting managers in developing their own leadership and creating the conditions for their teams to succeed.
Employees can book confidential sessions with experienced Auntie professionals and make use of a wide range of exercises, webinars and practical materials.
For organisations, Auntie delivers concrete and measurable benefits, including fewer absences, improved wellbeing and more engaged employees. By strengthening the mental skills and capacity that people need to perform sustainably, we help organisations build healthier workplaces and create a stronger foundation for long-term success.