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- ISBN 9781394424306
- Weight: 363g
- Dimensions: 158 x 231mm
- Publication Date: 07 May 2026
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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An accessible survival guide that shows leaders how to build cultures of trust and productivity in a changing world
The Five-Year Century: Bold Leadership and Accelerated Outcomes in the Age of AI is an incisive wake-up call that shows you what’s holding you back from transformative change, and how you can break down those barriers to achieve unprecedented results. Written for a world that’s experiencing demographic collapse and stagnant productivity, this book addresses the adapt-or-die situation that many organizations are facing today. Written by Silicon Valley veterans Mihir Shukla and Nancy Hauge, it combines irreverent storytelling with battle-tested frameworks for surviving turbulent times and coming out on top, ready for a new, tech-enabled future.
Inside, you’ll discover four key myths that prevent organizations from harnessing the potential of AI—incremental change, human exceptionalism, hierarchical management, and technology servitude. The Five-Year Century busts each one, showing you through vivid case studies how you can work with technology to build resilient, human-centered workplaces that will continue to achieve results, no matter what comes next.
- Uncover the reasons behind workforce shortages, struggling corporate cultures, and stagnant business results
- Lead through digital transformations and culture shifts to create human-centered workplaces
- Learn how AI implementations can empower people to achieve more by enhancing resilience and adaptability
- See how forward-thinking organizations around the world are breaking free from old, industrial mindsets—and how you can too
This isn't another book about the philosophy of AI—it’s an actionable resource for transforming demographic and economic pressures into catalysts for meaningful legacies beyond the boardroom.
MIHIR SHUKLA is the Chairman and CEO of Automation Anywhere, one of the world’s leading AI and agentic automation companies that partners with the world’s largest enterprises across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and beyond to drive AI transformation. Under his leadership, Automation Anywhere has achieved rapid global growth and earned widespread recognition for its groundbreaking technology and customer-first approaches. A highly regarded speaker and advisor, Mihir works with boards, CEOs, policymakers, and public-sector leaders around the world on the strategic adoption of AI and the future of work.
NANCY HAUGE is Chief People Experience Officer at Automation Anywhere and the first-ever winner of HRO Today’s CHRO of the Year Innovation Award in 2023. A Silicon Valley veteran with over 30 years of leadership experience across seven IPOs and five acquisitions, her workplace transformation approaches have saved 24,000 manual hours and achieved 80% reduction in processing times for her current team alone. She has served on boards for Holy Names College and Cameron School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
