David De Cremer

Leaders, don't let AI get the best of you.

The AI transformation is underway, but where are the leaders who will ensure their companies implement AI successfully and responsibly? Up until now, leaders have largely ceded their role in the AI transformation, pushing strategy formulation out to tech teams and leaving investment decisions to groups that don't have a full view of the organization or its goals. Just when responsible leadership is more crucial than ever, leaders are abdicating… Show more

Leaders, don't let AI get the best of you.

The AI transformation is underway, but where are the leaders who will ensure their companies implement AI successfully and responsibly? Up until now, leaders have largely ceded their role in the AI transformation, pushing strategy formulation out to tech teams and leaving investment decisions to groups that don't have a full view of the organization or its goals. Just when responsible leadership is more crucial than ever, leaders are abdicating their role in understanding and executing in the new world of human-machine collaboration. A generation of AI transformation failures awaits if leaders don't connect their use of AI to their strategies.

This book helps leaders take control of the wildly rapid deployment of AI across organizations. Clearly and concisely, it focuses on the nine actions leaders need to take in order to successfully preside over the transition to a more AI-centric future that will lead to growth for all--companies and workers--and avoid the kinds of mistakes that author David De Cremer has seen many early adopters make. What may surprise you is that the nine actions De Cremer focuses on are based on skills that are second nature to successful leaders: creating a vision, communicating well, and executing a strategy. But here he shows you how to apply these skills in the context of AI. This is not a book about mastering machine learning or any of the latest developments in AI technology itself. Rather, it's a clarion call for leaders to take their rightful place at the front of the AI revolution and lead their organizations successfully into the new world. Show less

With artificial intelligence on the rise, the way we run our organisations will change—and drastically. But what exactly will that future look like? And who will take the leading role: machines or people?

In this compelling new book, leading management guru David De Cremer identifies the key areas where algorithms will collide with human skills, and assesses the likely outcomes.

Will your next boss be a robot? Can an AI boss display the human qualities that define a good leader:… Show more

With artificial intelligence on the rise, the way we run our organisations will change—and drastically. But what exactly will that future look like? And who will take the leading role: machines or people?

In this compelling new book, leading management guru David De Cremer identifies the key areas where algorithms will collide with human skills, and assesses the likely outcomes.

Will your next boss be a robot? Can an AI boss display the human qualities that define a good leader: compassion, empathy, imagination, ethics, and strategic awareness?

Drawing on his own research findings, and those from thought leaders around the world, the author presents fascinating insights into the challenges that an automated work environment poses for organisations of the future.

Leadership by Algorithm offers some startling conclusions that make clear the true nature of the power struggle between man and machine. It also identifies the leadership qualities needed to deal with this struggle most effectively.
“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 Show less

Negotiation is an everyday activity that everyone, knowingly or unknowingly, engages in. The impact of negotiating can be very significant for revenues and profitability of organizations and individuals. It is also an important determinant of the sustainability of any kind of relationship. Therefore it is important to be an effective negotiator and everybody has the potential to be one.

This book will provide crucial insights into how you can become a great negotiator, by discussing the… Show more

Negotiation is an everyday activity that everyone, knowingly or unknowingly, engages in. The impact of negotiating can be very significant for revenues and profitability of organizations and individuals. It is also an important determinant of the sustainability of any kind of relationship. Therefore it is important to be an effective negotiator and everybody has the potential to be one.

This book will provide crucial insights into how you can become a great negotiator, by discussing the science and psychology of negotiation techniques. It is a given that many of our negotiations do not always turn out the way we expect. Although for many of us, negotiations are best approached by employing rational procedures, real life shows us the need to understand seemingly irrational behaviours that result in suboptimal outcomes. Most negotiators remain blind to what really motivates them and the other parties in the negotiation. Why? We discuss the biases that prevent us from achieving this understanding. By understanding the psychology of negotiators and the negotiation process, we can make negotiations more predictable and profitable.


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Until very recently people in the financial world seemed primarily motivated to maximize profit overnight. In fact, the pursuit of immediate profits indeed seemed to be the solve drivers of their motivation making that a longer-term perspective was completely lacking. How did such narrow-minded culture survive for such a long time? Where did the idea of unlimited economic growth come from? How is it possible that supposedly smart people make short-sighted decisions that ultimately lead to… Show more

Until very recently people in the financial world seemed primarily motivated to maximize profit overnight. In fact, the pursuit of immediate profits indeed seemed to be the solve drivers of their motivation making that a longer-term perspective was completely lacking. How did such narrow-minded culture survive for such a long time? Where did the idea of unlimited economic growth come from? How is it possible that supposedly smart people make short-sighted decisions that ultimately lead to financial disasters?

In this book, David De Cremer provides several illustrations of what went on during the financial crisis to show how human emotions and cognitive errors drove people to deceive themselves and put short-term thinking ahead of long-term thinking. Although the implementation of new rules and regulation systems may work in dealing with the aftermath of the financial crisis to some extent it is by no means “the” solution. It is more important to gather insights that help people develop their own moral compass in which intrinsic motivation and social responsibility become key aspects. To achieve this state of moral awareness, bankers and managers will have to arrive at a better understanding of why people do the things they do. For this reason a behavioural and psychological approach to the happenings in the financial crisis is much needed.
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ABSTRACT:
This book will be one of the first to provide an overview of recent developments in social psychological theory as it applies to organizational issues. It brings together outstanding scholars whose research touches the interfaces of social psychology , IO psychology and organizational behavior.

Social psychology deals with social interactions between individuals and groups. As individuals populate, run, and confuse (!) organizations, analyzing individual behavior and… Show more

ABSTRACT:
This book will be one of the first to provide an overview of recent developments in social psychological theory as it applies to organizational issues. It brings together outstanding scholars whose research touches the interfaces of social psychology , IO psychology and organizational behavior.

Social psychology deals with social interactions between individuals and groups. As individuals populate, run, and confuse (!) organizations, analyzing individual behavior and interpersonal interactions is critical for understanding organizational effectiveness and success, as well as individual satisfaction and well-being. The chapters in this volume address the critical topics for current and future organizational life such as prosocial and antisocial behavior, ethics, trust, creativity, diversity, stress, conflict, power and leadership and many more.

REVIEWS:
"This is a stunning collection of many of the most interesting people in the field addressing the most interesting social psychological issues in organizations. Buy it!" - Max Bazerman, Straus Professor, Harvard University, USA

"This is a book to feed the intellect. It offers the lens of social psychology to enable us to discover the hidden processes of organizational life. The topics are theoretically challenging and of the utmost importance practically for organizational life. In the wake of financial crises and ethical scandals, we desperately need new paradigms and alternative perspectives to help us understand how to create sustainable institutions and organizations. This book provides a glut of these alternatives from craftspeople of the highest standing within psychology. The editors have done a brilliant job." - Michael West, Aston Business School, Aston University, UK

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Leiderschap is en blijft een klassieker in de literatuur. Des te verrassender is het om vast te stellen dat we leiderschap blijven benaderen als een zeer theoretisch verhaal waarbij de excellente en bijna onbereikbare leidersmoraal beschreven wordt. Dit leiderschapsideaal blijkt in de realiteit echter niet gemakkelijk te realiseren. Leiders lijken te lijden aan een vorm van uitstelgedrag waarbij het nemen van beslissingen geschuwd wordt. Gegeven het belang van de relatie tussen effectief… Show more

Leiderschap is en blijft een klassieker in de literatuur. Des te verrassender is het om vast te stellen dat we leiderschap blijven benaderen als een zeer theoretisch verhaal waarbij de excellente en bijna onbereikbare leidersmoraal beschreven wordt. Dit leiderschapsideaal blijkt in de realiteit echter niet gemakkelijk te realiseren. Leiders lijken te lijden aan een vorm van uitstelgedrag waarbij het nemen van beslissingen geschuwd wordt. Gegeven het belang van de relatie tussen effectief leiderschap en het nemen van beslissingen is het duidelijk dat deze vorm van uitstelgedrag een van de grote recente leiderschapsproblemen is. Onze leiders lijken inderdaad leiderschap op halve kracht te demonstreren.

Waarom stellen leiders beslissingen uit? Beseffen ze dat zelf? Kunnen ze dat voorkomen? De bedoeling van dit boek is om meer inzicht te geven in de redenen waarom we gemakkelijk beslissingen uitstellen en welke psychologische en situationele factoren hieraan ten grondslag liggen. Deze inzichten zullen leiders bewuster maken van de problemen die samengaan met uitstelgedrag en hen tonen hoe ze deze kennis ten goede kunnen gebruiken. Met deze doelstelling voor ogen probeert dit boek aan de hand van wetenschappelijke inzichten duidelijk te maken waarom het irrationele uitstelgedrag een leiderschapsprobleem is en geeft het op een open en gemakkelijk te begrijpen manier suggesties hoe leiders hiermee kunnen omgaan.

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Why do leaders delay decisions? Are they aware of their own tendency to procrastinate? Are they able and willing to prevent it? This engaging and thought-provoking book provides insights and tools to identify the psychological and situational factors that cause leader procrastination. Gathering these insights will help you to become more aware of the negative consequences that procrastination may lead to and to become skilled in using this knowledge to become a more effective leader… Show more

Why do leaders delay decisions? Are they aware of their own tendency to procrastinate? Are they able and willing to prevent it? This engaging and thought-provoking book provides insights and tools to identify the psychological and situational factors that cause leader procrastination. Gathering these insights will help you to become more aware of the negative consequences that procrastination may lead to and to become skilled in using this knowledge to become a more effective leader.

The delaying of decisions is something we are all familiar with: from simply postponing your annual appraisal review to the side-lining of strategic plans and visions that were launched with such enthusiasm at the beginning of the year. For many of us, some forms of procrastination are acceptable – or at least help to make things manageable. Many leaders have problems exerting influence in the right ways and are uncertain about the 'how' of leadership decisions. In fact, it has recently become clear that one of the more prominent and contemporary leadership problems is the fact that leaders avoid making significant decisions. In other words, leaders nowadays have become major procrastinators

De Cremer uses the most innovative and recent scientific insights to explain the causes of procrastination and why this behaviour poses such a significant threat to any type of leader wanting to promote trust and efficiency within the company. Using case studies of well know leaders, he explores decisions they have made and actions they have taken to show where procrastination and inaction has caused failure, and what can be learnt from these examples. Full of practical checklists and tools, this book explains why people delay decisions, and how to manage this behavior in yourself and your teams.


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