Lead Smart in the AI Era by Amit Kumar Jain and Surbhi Jain - Non Fiction - Paperback

Details. Condition: New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9789361564925. Publisher: Rupa Publications India. Age Range: Adult. Overview. Lead Smart in the AI Era is a brand-new paperback for leaders navigating a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world reshaped by artificial intelligence. Written by technology enthusiasts Amit Kumar Jain and Surbhi Jain, it blends real-world case studies with practical frameworks, showing how visionary leadership, agility and data-driven thinking combine to future-proof organisations, teams and careers in an AI-powered economy.. About the Book. Drawing on a curated set of transformative business stories, the authors illustrate how creative technology adoption can catalyse lasting competitive advantage. Readers explore Steve Jobs' embrace of the graphical user interface, the origin stories of Uber and Netflix, IBM's Deep Blue defeating Garry Kasparov, and Rolls-Royce's TotalCare programme for aircraft engines, alongside the digital transformations of Amazon and General Electric. Through these narratives, Lead Smart in the AI Era helps readers recognise patterns of disruption and align leadership with agile, customer-centric execution. The book examines AI-driven decision-making, responsible AI and ethics, the future of work, and human-AI collaboration, translating complex ideas into practical, accessible strategies. Rather than treating AI as a threat, the authors position it as a leadership multiplier, one that augments rather than replaces human judgement, empathy and strategic foresight. Chapters move between historical case studies and forward-looking frameworks, helping managers, entrepreneurs and educators integrate customer experience, internal processes, product delivery and operational efficiency into a single coherent strategy. The result is a holistic, action-oriented guide that has been widely covered in the Indian press and highlighted as a notable business read, offering measurable, real-world value for anyone steering