The Algorithmic Leader: How to Be Smart When Machines Are Smarter Than You

by Mike Walsh

Algorytmiczny lider

Genres: Business, Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Nonfiction, Unfinished

256 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2019

About the author

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Reviews

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

The first warning was the blurbs: many charlatans running companies that are ready to sell you the moon, or at least how to get there, for a small fee.

The second warning is the search for "Mike Walsh". An excellent SEO for a very common name. A presentable photo for somebody who has experience limited to running his speaking gig. The guy is a futurist because instead of "god", "devil", and "redemption" he speaks of "algorithm", "future", and "operating system". And he is so precise one chapter is called "if the answer is X, ask Y". Amazing.

[Sukhesh Miryala · Rating 1 out of 5]

I abandoned this book because it was terrible. The author seems to take random fairly well known stories from the business world, package them together with a tenuous connection to algorithms and generally doesn't have much interesting to say.

[Michael Reiter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nicht schlecht. Aber es war nicht viel neues dabei.

Am Spannendsten sind in diesem Buch nicht unbedingt die Managementansätze, sondern zwei Punkte, über die ich mir bislang zuvor noch keine Gedanken gemacht hab.

1) Woran ging das British Empire zu Grunde? An der Kommunikation. Ab dem Zeitpunkt, wo in halbwegs vernünftiger Zeit Informationen ausgetauscht werden konnten, wurden immer weniger Entscheidungen von Experten vor Ort getroffen, es wurde zu viel nach oben delegiert, zu Personen, die keine Ahnung hatten.
2) Woher stammt das Effizienz heischende Wort "dezimieren"? Seht selbst. Mit diesem Wort werde ich auf jeden Fall sorgsamer umgehen.

Naja - wobei... im Rahmen dieser Lektüre ist mir aufgefallen, dass Malik zwar mit seinem VSM Organisationen als Ganzes betrachtet. Wenn es um Aufgaben in der Führungsarbeit geht, bricht er es aber immer auf einzelne Personen hinunter. Da gefällt es mir gut, den Team-Ansatz von Walsh mitzudenken.

Deshalb doch 3 Sterne.

[Kriz John Rapanut · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought provoking

Algorithmic Leader by Mike Walsh is a gem in itself. A timely and thought provoking collection of ideas merged into a simple message of the type of leadership we need today and tomorrow.

I will surely keep referring to this seminal work in the years ahead as I join Mike in this challenging yet exciting journey ahead.

Kudos to Mike! He did a great job in setting the tone and explicating the principles we can start with. I highly recommend this to anyone keen on leading itself and it’s team today for Tomorrow.

[Debbie Howarth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had the opportunity to hear Mike Walsh speak at an industry conference in June 2018. I found him to be a relevant thought-leader and was eager to purchase his book in March 2019. As someone who teaches information technology to non-technology MBA students I have been trying to find ways to introduce the concepts of algorithms into the conversations of artificial intelligence, business, and hospitality (service). I believe The Algorithmic Leader: How to Be Smart When Machines Are Smarter Than You, does a great job introducing these concepts.
When the Internet, websites, and social media entered the marketplace, we started seeing articles referring to direct sales, going and making sales calls, dead. However, it never died. The Internet, websites, and social media just became more tools in the marketer's tool box.
While the world is focused on the algorithm, and the vasts amounts of data we can manipulate, we still need to reconcile how it fits into the greater landscape of business. Walsh's book defines algorithms and explores their place in business, but does not allow us to "throw the baby out with the bathwater", but rather shows us what we need to do to understand and receive this new tool today. More importantly, the section where Walsh asks business leaders to look at jobs today and asks, what is in the jobs today that will be in the jobs tomorrow? This new paradigm shift to algorithms, just as the shift to the information age, will change the jobs needed in the marketplace. As today's leaders, we will need to determine what those jobs are.

[Cliff Chew · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are interested to have a better feel of how algorithms will affect corporations, this book is the book for you. This book doesn't provide any technical specifications or mathematical equations (it doesn't even state any particular model used by any organization). This book covers many of the things that leaders of companies should need to understand if he or she wants to use algorithms to propel their company to the next level.

From how to organize your teams, how to view algorithms, the tension between machine vs human (hint, it's more about machines augmenting human capabilities, rather than replacing them), this book does a great job covering what it wants.

One thing that I can say about this book is that it does try to cover different aspects with regards to algorithms, AI and machine learning, and I felt that the last bit that covered more on societal impacts of algorithms and AI was good general read, but not really that useful from a practical leader's perspective.

I highly recommend this book to any leader who wants to understand how to adopt algorithms and AI in their corporations.

[Dr. Tathagat Varma · Rating 3 out of 5]

In human history, the idea of #leadership hasn't really changed substantially. Perhaps starting as head of the immediate family and maybe leader of the clan during pre-historic times, leaders took on the expanding role of protecting, expanding and managing the tribes, armies and eventually the kingdoms. That needed dealing in standardization #patterns. In more modern management, while the context is hardly that of a Roman general, a Spanish conquerer or a Mughal king, and yet the basic idea of organising humans for #efficiency continues to rule the roost. Call it standardization, Taylorism, ISO, Six Sigma, or Lean, or some other fancy name, you are still needing your leader - an "analogue leader" - to think of the "build for efficiency" and "lead people" patterns. Well, perhaps not anymore!

With the inevitable and impending arrival of an #algorithmic society where smart machines will do most of the thinking and decision-making (and maybe human sidelined to UBI), what is the role of a leader? In this easy read but insightful book, Mike explores how an #algorithmicleader would be required to think and operate to adapt their management style to the complexities of the algorithmic age. How would you lead when there are no "followers"?

https://www.mike-walsh.com/algorithmi...

[Alireza · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a non-fictional glimpse into the future. Mike Walsh's answer to the question of "Do robots take our jobs?" is that in the age of AI, Big data, and Blockchain we can't have jobs of twenty century so we need to redesign jobs. Jobs of the 21st century should augment human beings with all magics of computers. We should redesign work so that all the matters that could be automated delegated to the computers and human workers mainly focus on human things like communication and check and balance.
Each session provides practical advice about the progress that should be done, carrying anecdotes and interviews of most successful corporations and start-ups applying them. It's essential reading for anyone who thinks of doing a job appropriate to the latest technological advancements.

[Alireza Hejazi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about algorithms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and automation. It discusses how they will change the world of business, work, and leadership. Inspired by his future-oriented mindset and informed of the growing role of AI, Mike Walsh has envisioned the coming shape of leadership in The Algorithmic Leader. He has explored the consequences of AI for leadership and everything that can be done to benefit from it in leading businesses and organizations more effectively. This book is a good read for leaders who may like to understand the secrets of the new algorithmic age, and how they can update and apply their leadership skills in a disruptive and diverse global context.

[Martine Delannoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the ever uncertain world we live in, we need to make the most of the solutions at hand and in development. We need not only to resiliently cope but also to advance. This means, amongst other things, embracing the digital and gradually changing from analogue. This also means we will need to change, learn and reinvent ourselves. Hence this inspiring book : The Algorithmic Leader. I wonder how many of the current leaders will embrace change and which will attempt to slow down change to remain relevant?

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Insightful, with practical advice

Walsh tackles the challenge of being a leader in an age where AI is starting to trigger the decisions that leaders used to make. This is a book of stories and practical advice on how to navigate a future where the roles of both the worker and the leader have changed,

[Naomi Sirmans · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really good book about where the world of work and business is headed with AI coming onto the scene. It gives insights as to how to stay relevant professionally in this new world, and is written in a very personal tone. It emphasises the personal elements that machines / AI can never replace.

[Jason Madden · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a tech person this book is super exciting to me but I can also see the pitfalls. Walsh kind of talks about at the end.

From my perspective the direction this book is talking about is definitely where we are headed, its just a matter of time.

[Patrycja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Przyjemna do czytania. Sporo wątków dot. AI, technologii ogółem, zarządzania, zautomatyzowania, ale też czynnika ludzkiego w tym wszystkim.
Poparte ciekawymi przykładami realnych firm, start-upów i projektów.

[Jari Pirhonen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good reading about automation, analytics, artificial intelligence, etc. but the leadership part felt a bit forced.

[Radu Vladislav · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book should get more promotion. Amazing.

[A Ter · Rating 2 out of 5]

A handful of good points/anecdotes, but mostly bs

[Wojtek Mach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good stuff on approaching the digital era and automation with human spirit prevailing

[Omar Ahmad · Rating 4 out of 5]

A highly concise book regarding the 'almost here' AI future and the tools to equip the 21st Century algorithmic leader for dealing with the challenges that this revolution might entail.

[David Bentigui · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dope!!! Very important. Opened my mind on how to operate in these times and the future.

[Sambasivan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and punchy. Clear thoughts. Practical advice. Relevant analogies Ultimately implementable. Hence go for it.

[Kishor Kolte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this future book. The more you learn and apply principles laid in book, the more you will be dragged to future

[Tian Foo Chou · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you do not have time to read the whole book, just skip to the epilogue for summary repeat of the key messages.

Some of the ideas are definitely plenty food for thought and may even be contrarian to how some of us have been educated.

[Martin Lindstrom · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an annoying book. You read it and you keep on thinking. I can’t let it go. And I read it a second time. It puts word on what’s happening around us right now and helps me to formulate thoughts and questions. This is the book for 2019. Read it!

[John · Rating 1 out of 5]

Until recently I would confess that I’d read only the first 3 chapters of countless business books. This changed when I was inspired to commit to reading and learning like my son, and I’ve already learned so much in a short time by simply reading at least a book a week.

That said, I am sad to report that this book reminded me of why I had seldom seen past the third chapter of so many business books. The answer is simple. Business books are often redundant explanations of information already available to all who read the book’s title, and I unhappily mostly found this to once again be the case with the popular business book the Algorithmic Leader.

Was there anything to be learned from this book? Yes of course! There were 2 items of note. Firstly, the algorithmic leader’s work is to design work for their organization, and automating mindless tasks is an extremely important piece of freeing the organization to do innovative and meaningful work. And what was the second thing I learned? The discipline of turning the pages past the 3rd chapter all the way to the end of the book...

[Hanna Hagström · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best AI + business book I have read this year.

[E.The.Bookworm.World · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesowało mnie zagadnienie związane z tym, jak rozwój w zakresie algorytmów i sztucznej inteligencji wpłynie na obecny rynek pracy. Mike Walsh przedstawia 10 zasad, które pomogą w odnalezieniu się we współczesnym świecie, oraz w tym, który ma dopiero nadejść. Pozycja ta tłumaczy działania największych globalnych gigantów takich jak Amazon, Google czy Apple i poprzez wiele ciekawych przykładów, wprowadzonych innowacji, inspiruje i daje nadzieję, że przyszłość wcale nie musi malować się w ciemnych barwach. Z pewnością każdy wyciągnie z tej książki to, co interesuje go najbardziej.

[Cyrano Ruiz-Cabarrús · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Algorithmic Leader

Great book! It is an invitation to see how the future is being created globally. AI will continue to disrupt business, but also to dig a social divide that only good education can close.