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Cut down entry-level hiring because of AI? Far from it, says Oliver Wyman CEO
The era of management consultant hubris is over and humility is key for success in the new era, says Mr Nick Studer.
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Oliver Wyman CEO Nick Studer says the company wants fit, well-performing corporate athletes and not exhausted, analytical shells.
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SINGAPORE – Not too long ago, Oliver Wyman president and chief executive Nick Studer used to worry about the job prospects for his elder son, a 21-year-old extrovert doing a degree in psychology, who, while a good problem-solver, was not at all interested in building spreadsheets.
These days, however, as artificial intelligence sweeps through the employment landscape, the Cambridge-educated management consultant is more wary about the future for his younger boy, who is doing maths, further maths, physics and computer science at the A levels.
