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Dehumanizing with AI, Automation, and Technical Optimization

The Practical Leader

In 1960, MIT management professor, Douglas McGregor’s book, The Human Side of Enterprise, outlined the opposing motivational approaches of Theory X and Theory Y. He said technical and analytical skills were the key to career advancement at their company. ” Many tech firms are succeeding — for now.

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14 Leadership Studies – Quick Overview of Leadership

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Yet, this type of leadership isn’t the most stable, Weber warns, and can easily dissolve in the absence of the leader or when his or her qualities are called into question. If you want to see this in action, head to any schoolyard playground and see which kids are running the show; they’re likely to be the most charismatic.