Autocratic leaders often lack sensitivity to the needs of others. They may gain begrudging compliance from colleagues for a while, but their controlling behaviour stifles collaboration, damages morale and ultimately, drives the best talent out of creative businesses. Critically, research has proven that autocratic leadership styles often result in a lack of creative solutions to problems.
We can’t afford multiple generations of burnt out and cynical problem solvers. We also can’t let talented problem solvers put on their headphones, retreat into the bowels of their organizations, and distance themselves from the impacts they are creating. The algorithm “works”, but what impact does it have?