Leadership by Algorithm: Who Leads and Who Follows in the AI Era by David De Cremer -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

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 How to develop your ethical leadership abilities?

Summary: The benefits of purpose-driven leadership

On the importance of inclusive leadership Connecting leadership

How to develop your connecting abilities

Trustworthy leadership

Trust building starts with the leader The art of fostering trust How to develop your trustworthiness

Diversity-minded leadership

The diversity curator Experiment and fail How to develop your diversity mindset

Humble leadership

Please challenge me! Promoting bottom-up thinking How to develop your humility?

Summary: The benefits of inclusive leadership

Chapter 10: What Will Be and What Should Be

Too good to be true? The end user is technology, or am I wrong? What about the human? We will survive… again! Co-operation above all How to move on Building the right culture Humans lead, algorithms manage Who knows where to go? Continuous education Humanity in AI as a guiding tool Tolerance for imperfection

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