Summary: The benefits of purpose-driven leadership
Setting priorities to look at data
Framing the right kind of questions for the right kind of strategy
Providing a focus on how to analyze the data
Helping to integrate new business demands with the values of the organization to create relevant and valuable strategies
Explaining clearly why data is collected and analyzed
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
Different departments to co-operate
Integrating teams of data scientists in the daily operations of the company
Promoting transparency in communication and exchange of data
Empower algorithms in non-biased ways
Be humble, and work on being tech savvy
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
Praise for Leadership by Algorithm
“Everyone is talking about artificial intelligence, but no one has a clue how it will affect the way organizations are managed… until now. David De Cremer, a leading expert, has written the most informative book I’ve read on how algorithms will change leadership—and which parts are unlikely to be replaced by a machine.”
Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take, and host of the chart-topping TED podcast WorkLife
“Will your next boss be a robot? In case you haven’t pondered your AI future, David De Cremer—one of the ‘World’s Top 30 Management Gurus’—has done it for you in his fascinating book, Leadership By Algorithm. Read your future today.”
James Bradley, three-times New York Times bestseller and author of Flags of Our Fathers
“David De Cremer, one of the top gurus in corporate culture, provides unique insight in Leadership by Algorithm as to what leadership means in the AI age. Ignore at your peril!”
Alexandros Papaspyridis, Director Higher Education at Microsoft Asia Pacific Japan
“The tech revolution is happening. But what we need now is a revolution in leadership and in organisations. David De Cremer expertly maps out how this can and must happen.”
Stuart Crainer, co-founder Thinkers50
“Leadership by Algorithm is a must read for those who want to understand how in the AI era companies have to be run and what kind of leadership will be needed. Thought provoking!”
James Liang, Chairman, former CEO and co-founder of Ctrip
“Leadership by Algorithm is timely, novel, smart and refreshing, providing an enlightened view on how humans and machines can successfully work together to lead the organization of tomorrow. Required reading for all future business leaders!”
Francisco Veloso, Dean of Imperial College of Business
“An insightful and thought provoking book which should be essential reading for all leaders operating in an increasingly technology fuelled world.”
Melanie Richards, Deputy Chair KPMG in the UK
“As the power of AI touches practically every facet of our lives, Dr De Cremer’s Leadership by Algorithm is a must-read. His incisive analysis and thought-provoking ideas offer every reader fresh perspectives and prudent insights that are essential in riding on this massive revolution. Brilliant work.”
Yeow-Kwang Guan, CEO, Mizuho Bank Singapore
“Leadership by Algorithm is a wonderful exploration of how artificial intelligence will transform management and leadership. The book makes bold predictions about the nature and role of leadership in tomorrow’s organisations, and will fundamentally change the way you think about the role that algorithms will and should play in organizations. A truly original and insightful book!”
Bert De Reyck, Dean of UCL School of Management
“Leadership by Algorithm is extremely topical, and can give us guidance on how to redefine leadership for the next decade.”
Peter Hinssen, serial technology entrepreneur and author of The New Normal and The Day After Tomorrow
“David De Cremer addresses the weighty topic of the appropriate organizational roles for AI and algorithms in a way that is lucid, accessible, and thought provoking. AI plays an increasingly vital part in the functioning of business and society. As this book points out, true leaders need to consider, thoughtfully, the associated opportunities and risks to respond in a way that is genuinely wise, not merely clever.”
Robert Koepp, Principal of Geoeconomix and former director of The Economist Group
“The business world moves in fast and volatile ways, which requires companies today to augment human intelligence by employing artificial intelligence systems. But, how to do this? In Leadership by Algorithm, David De Cremer addresses this question and introduces you to a whole new way of thinking about the role that algorithms will and should play in organizations to win. Highly recommended!”
Alex Schenk, Head FRA Operations Novartis Business Services
“In our rapidly technologizing times, AI may be blazing a trail but sound leadership is essential for harnessing its full potential. Leadership by Algorithm provides powerful insights for riding this critical wave.”
Sun Sun Lim, author of Transcendent Parenting: Raising Children in the Digital