From Decision-Maker to Decision Architect: AI-Augmented Leadership in Complex Organisations

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly embedded within organisational decision-making processes, transforming how information is generated, analysed, and interpreted. While traditional leadership theories assume that strategic authority rests primarily on human cognition and managerial judgment, the growing integration of intelligent systems creates hybrid environments in which organisational decisions emerge through interactions between human expertise and machine intelligence. This shift challenges conventional understandings of leadership authority and raises important questions about how executives govern AI-enabled decision systems.

Artificial intelligence, leadership, decision-making, distributed cognition

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