The Friendly Takeover

How artificial influence is automating leadership

By: Michael Collins

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Paperback | 29 April 2026

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160 Pages

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Algorithms already allocate work, monitor performance, and shape careers. As AI begins to simulate care, trust, and influence, leaders confront hyper automated leadership where compliance can feel like commitment. The Friendly Takeover gives executives, HR leaders, and managers a practical framework for workforce planning, workplace automation, and AI governance, built on five leadership paradoxes. Learn to spot surveillance creep and opaque performance algorithms, set guardrails for human agency, and govern automation so artificial influence stays accountable.

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