The Art and Science of Herding Cats: Influence, Identity, and Leadership When Control Is an Illusion In The Age Of AI
Language: English
Published by Zinda Press, 2026
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- Title
- The Art and Science of Herding Cats: Influence, Identity, and Leadership When Control Is an Illusion In The Age Of AI
- Author
- Kartha, Deepa
- Publisher
- Zinda Press
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798995284918
Leading people was never simple. Now it’s chaotic.
Between constant change, algorithmic systems, and competing narratives, leadership today feels less like command-and-control and more like herding cats. Smart, capable humans. Each with their own incentives, fears, habits, and stories.
The Art and Science of Herding Cats is not a leadership manual full of tidy frameworks or step-by-step fixes. It’s a reflective, practical exploration of influence, identity, and decision-making in messy, real-world environments where logic alone doesn’t move people.
Drawing on behavioral science, lived experience, and modern organizational realities, this book explores questions leaders rarely slow down to ask:
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Why do people resist change even when it makes sense?
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How do internal stories shape behavior, both ours and others’?
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Why does clarity often collapse under pressure?
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What does leadership look like when authority, certainty, and control are limited?
If you’ve resonated with the author’s writing on leadership, culture, and technology, this book goes deeper, connecting the dots into a coherent way of thinking about modern influence.
This book is for:
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Leaders navigating constant change
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Founders and operators building in uncertainty
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Managers influencing without formal authority
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Change agents tired of simplistic answers
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Anyone trying to lead thoughtfully in an algorithmic world
You won’t find silver bullets here. You will find language, perspective, and mental models that help you see situations more clearly, respond more intentionally, and lead with greater self-awareness.
Because before you can lead anyone else, you have to learn how to lead the only mind you fully control. Your own.
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