The Silent Leadership Algorithm

AI as a Strategic Partner for Sustained Growth
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-35602-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Innovative Leadership Series

The Silent Leadership Algorithm is an essential guide for executives and managers confronting the realities of AI integration in today’s fast-moving business environment. Rather than framing AI as a technical challenge alone, this book shows leaders how to translate complex decisions into clear, human-centered strategy. Through the powerful WHO–HOW–WHAT–WHY framework, readers learn how to pair AI’s speed, scale, and predictive capabilities with the judgment, restraint, and emotional intelligence required to lead effectively across global, culturally diverse teams.

Designed with both senior leaders and operational managers in mind, the book provides practical value at every level of the organization. It demonstrates how to leverage AI to enhance decision quality, identify high-potential talent, reduce bias, and strengthen cross-border coordination, while maintaining trust and legitimacy with employees and stakeholders. By integrating micro-level leadership skills such as reflective listening and emotional regulation with macro-level applications like supply chain optimization and strategic alignment, the authors provide a clear roadmap for turning AI adoption into measurable performance gains rather than organizational friction.

At a time when many leaders struggle to balance technological acceleration with human expectations, The Silent Leadership Algorithm offers a distinct competitive advantage: a model for leading quietly yet decisively. It equips executives to move beyond reactive, technology-driven decisions and instead build resilient, purpose-driven organizations where AI enhances - not replaces - human insight.

For leaders seeking to navigate AI transformation with confidence, precision, and credibility, this book provides both the mindset and the methods to achieve sustained growth.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Belasen, Alan

Starnawska, Sylwia E.

Lus, Betul

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Management: Führung & Motivation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmenskultur, Corporate Governance
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Entscheidungsfindung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

About the Authors

Chapter 1. The Silent Leadership Framework: Integrating Human Judgment and AI Insight

PART A – THE WHO – PRESENCE & JUDGMENT

Chapter 2. Cultivating Executive Sensitivity Skills in an AI-Enabled World

Chapter 3. AI-Enhanced Talent Recognition and Global Leadership Pipeline Development

PART B – THE HOW – EFFICIENCY & RESTRAINT

Chapter 4. Efficiency, Empathy, and Cultural Intelligence Through AI-Driven Insight

Chapter 5. Human–AI Synergy in Global Supply Chain Leadership

PART C – THE WHAT – ALIGNMENT & GROWTH

Chapter 6. Reducing Bias and Strengthening Decision Quality Through AI-Supported Analysis

Chapter 7. AI-Enabled Resilience and Long-Term Strategic Alignment

PART D – THE WHY – MISSION & VALUE

Chapter 8. Enhancing Inclusivity and Reducing Cognitive Bias Through AI-Guided Communication

Chapter 9. AI-Supported Stakeholder Sensemaking for Purpose-Driven Strategy

PART E – PERSPECTIVES ON ACTION

Chapter 10. Strengthening Leadership Capabilities

Über Autor(innen)

Alan T. Belasen has more than three decades of experience enhancing executive capabilities across business, government, and healthcare sectors. His work centers on leadership effectiveness, strategic communication, trustworthy governance, and improving performance within complex organizational systems. As cofounder and longtime chair of the MBA Program at SUNY Empire University, Dr. Belasen spent nearly 12 years leading the design and expansion of high impact graduate programs. He played a pivotal role in launching and shaping the MBA in Management, Global Leadership, Healthcare Leadership, and the innovative MBA Pathway for Veterans, efforts that significantly broadened the university’s reach and strengthened its reputation for practitioner- focused management education.

Sylwia E. Starnawska is a Professor at SUNY Empire State University and the coordinator of the Global Finance and Investment graduate certificate program. She brings extensive leadership experience from the financial services sector, with a background in managing multinational financial institutions and working across international corporate finance, global capital markets, and cross-border investment strategy.

Betul Lus is a Professor at SUNY Empire State University with more than 20 years of combined academic and applied professional experience in operations management, operations research, global supply chain management, and quantitative decision-making. In addition to her scholarly work, she brings practical expertise in the design, analysis, and optimization of complex operational and supply chain systems. Her applied work has involved development and collaborative projects focused on process improvement, data-driven decision support, capacity and flexibility planning, and the integration of analytics into business operations across a range of industries.