Leadership by Algorithm. David De Cremer

let’s face it, this is not how leadership works! One key aspect of effective leadership is the influence they exert to motivate, inspire and direct others. Leaders are needed to drive change and for that they need to be able to influence others. A leader can only bring this kind of change, however, if those others are willing to accept and support the decisions taken by the leader.

      From your own work experience, it is a given that you expect your leaders to be able to explain why change is needed. We all want our leaders to be able to show what change will look like and what kind of value it can create for us. It is those abilities that can motivate others to follow and, as such, make change happen. Leaders are then considered influential. However, if no one is willing to buy-in to the ideas of change communicated by the leader, then nothing will happen. Under those circumstances, we say that leaders are not influential and unable to change anything!