Leadership by Algorithm. David De Cremer

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      Leadership by Algorithm

      Who Leads and Who Follows in the AI Era

      David De Cremer

      Contents

       Praise for Leadership by Algorithm

       Prologue

       Chapter 1: Entering a New Era

       The rise of algorithms in organizations

       Automation and innovation

       Us versus them?

       Why we think about replacing humans

       When innovating becomes leading

       Do limits exist for self-learning machines?

       Chapter 2: The Leadership Challenge in the Algorithm Age

       Will your boss be a robot?

       The red-hot business model

       Human sophistication

       Chapter 3: Leading by Algorithm: Rushing In

       Being wise, not smart

       The leadership of today will not be the leadership of tomorrow

       Are we ready to accept?

       Who qualifies?

       Will others follow?

       The black-box problem

       Trusting algorithms

       Chapter 4: Management Controls, Leadership Conquers

       The art of running an organization

       Hooray for the administrator

       The problem with too many managers

       Why your mindset matters

       Achieving more means less management

       The danger of status-quo thinking

       Targets make you blind to what really matters

       Any leaders out there?

       Leadership is not management

       Not all hierarchy is algorithmic

       Chapter 5: Bridging Management and Algorithms

       Do I need to become a coder?

       Does human intuition pay off?

       The human brain shines, the algorithm gets things done

       Bring out the blockchain

       Management by algorithm

       The limits of management by algorithm

       Co-operation is the key word

       Chapter 6: Algorithms and Leadership

       Why leadership needs to be the real deal

       Looking ahead with a sense of purpose

       It’s all about connecting with others, stupid!

       Failure happens; what matters is, can we correct it?

       Does it make any sense?

       On the fabric of sense-making

       Critical thinking

       Curiosity

       Agility

       Imagination

       Creativity

       Emotional intelligence

       Empathy

       Ethical judgment

       Conclusion

       Chapter 7: The Day that Empowerment Changed

       Empowerment makes the world go round

       Leadership empowers humans

       Why aversive?

       Tackle the fear

       Tackle loss of control

       It’s all about power

       Create transparency

       Continuous education

       How to explain?

       Leadership empowers algorithms

       The art of delegation

       Purpose makes for data

       Chapter 8: Co-Creation as a New Beginning?

       Iron Man as the example to follow?

       Co-operating in the new diversity

       To be an orchestral conductor

       Initiating co-operation

       Creating added value

       Chapter 9: The Art of Leadership: Purpose and Inclusion

       Know your context

       On the importance of purpose

       Visionary leadership

       How to develop your visionary abilities?

       Ethical leadership

       Reducing the complexity of ethics

       Augmenting ethics through automation