
Leadership in an Age of AI
How to Remain Fearlessly Human
Paul Redmond(Author)
Trotman (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 30. September 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-911759-29-4 (ISBN)
Description
Leadership is being rewritten by algorithms - and many managers don't even realise they're disappearing.
Across every sector, AI now analyses performance, allocates work, and increasingly decides who gets hired, promoted or sidelined. As leaders grow dependent on polished machine outputs, a quiet leadership vacuum is emerging. Studies warn that "AI-assisted decision delegation" is leaving managers sidelined, while employees become disempowered and disengaged, unsure who - or what - is really in charge.
This is not progress. It's abdication.
Fearlessly Human: How to Lead in an Age of AI argues that when machines take over the mechanics of management, human leadership becomes more - rather than less - critical. Yet, many leaders, especially middle managers navigating multigenerational teams, feel overwhelmed, under-equipped or reduced to box-ticking. With Millennials managing Boomers on one side and Gen Z on the other, traditional management theory simply hasn't kept pace with reality.
Drawing on global research and real-world case studies, this book shows why the leaders of the future will win not through optimisation, but through the qualities no algorithm can replicate: creativity, connection, courage and conscience. It offers practical tools for leading ethically with data, managing AI-powered teams, and building trust in an environment where technology is everywhere but true leadership is rare.
Fearlessly human leaders:
* Turn uncertainty into opportunity
* Prioritise meaning over metrics
* Build trust where data can't.
Clear, actionable and unapologetically human, Fearlessly Human: How to Lead in an Age of AI is the essential guide for anyone who wants to lead - and stay human - in a world increasingly run by algorithms.
Across every sector, AI now analyses performance, allocates work, and increasingly decides who gets hired, promoted or sidelined. As leaders grow dependent on polished machine outputs, a quiet leadership vacuum is emerging. Studies warn that "AI-assisted decision delegation" is leaving managers sidelined, while employees become disempowered and disengaged, unsure who - or what - is really in charge.
This is not progress. It's abdication.
Fearlessly Human: How to Lead in an Age of AI argues that when machines take over the mechanics of management, human leadership becomes more - rather than less - critical. Yet, many leaders, especially middle managers navigating multigenerational teams, feel overwhelmed, under-equipped or reduced to box-ticking. With Millennials managing Boomers on one side and Gen Z on the other, traditional management theory simply hasn't kept pace with reality.
Drawing on global research and real-world case studies, this book shows why the leaders of the future will win not through optimisation, but through the qualities no algorithm can replicate: creativity, connection, courage and conscience. It offers practical tools for leading ethically with data, managing AI-powered teams, and building trust in an environment where technology is everywhere but true leadership is rare.
Fearlessly human leaders:
* Turn uncertainty into opportunity
* Prioritise meaning over metrics
* Build trust where data can't.
Clear, actionable and unapologetically human, Fearlessly Human: How to Lead in an Age of AI is the essential guide for anyone who wants to lead - and stay human - in a world increasingly run by algorithms.
Reviews / Votes
'This is exciting, and THE topic right now ... Really compelling title and narrative that will appeal to many leaders who are fearing the rise of AI replacing humans ... This is definitely a book I would read."Mo Kanjilal Williams
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Trotman Indigo Publishing Limited
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-911759-29-4 (9781911759294)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Dr Paul Redmond holds an honorary position at the University of Liverpool, where he previously served for many years as Director of Student Experience and Enhancement. He is a Visiting Fellow and Governor at City Lit, London, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
He chairs and hosts a global webinar series on careers and employability, and is widely recognised as one of the UK's leading experts on graduate employment, generational change, AI, leadership and the future of work. A sought-after speaker, he writes regularly for national newspapers and is a frequent contributor to television and radio news and current affairs programmes.
He chairs and hosts a global webinar series on careers and employability, and is widely recognised as one of the UK's leading experts on graduate employment, generational change, AI, leadership and the future of work. A sought-after speaker, he writes regularly for national newspapers and is a frequent contributor to television and radio news and current affairs programmes.
Content
Chapter 1: Fearlessly Human: Why Leadership Needs Soul Again
Chapter 2: The Antifragile Leader: How Pressure Creates Power
Chapter 3: The Human Algorithm: Staying Real in a Machine World
Chapter 4: Attention Capital: Focus, Flow, and the Fight for Meaning
Chapter 5: Open-Collar Leadership: Leading Across Generations and Geographies
Chapter 6: The Trust Singularity: Why in the age of AI, Authenticity Defines Leaders
Chapter 7: Zombie Management: How AI Exposes 'Undead' Leadership
Chapter 8: Fearless Futures: Building Human Organisations in a Digital World
Chapter 2: The Antifragile Leader: How Pressure Creates Power
Chapter 3: The Human Algorithm: Staying Real in a Machine World
Chapter 4: Attention Capital: Focus, Flow, and the Fight for Meaning
Chapter 5: Open-Collar Leadership: Leading Across Generations and Geographies
Chapter 6: The Trust Singularity: Why in the age of AI, Authenticity Defines Leaders
Chapter 7: Zombie Management: How AI Exposes 'Undead' Leadership
Chapter 8: Fearless Futures: Building Human Organisations in a Digital World