ojbm Open Journal of Business and Management 2329-3284 2329-3292 Scientific Research Publishing 10.4236/ojbm.2024.126213 ojbm-137491 Articles Business Economics The Tayloristic Trap: How Automation in Recruitment Fails to Identify Transformative Leaders? Marijana Karanfiloska aSBS Swiss Business School, Kloten, Switzerland 17 10 2024 12 06 4254 4259 22, October 2024 17, October 2024 17, November 2024 © Copyright 2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. 2014 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This opinion paper examines the growing reliance on automation and AI in recruitment processes, particularly for managerial roles. While these technologies streamline hiring by filtering candidates based on predefined criteria, they often perpetuate a Tayloristic approach that favours standardisation and efficiency over creativity and innovation. As a result, unconventional candidates with diverse experiences and critical soft skills are excluded, leading to leadership homogeneity. The paper argues that organisations must rethink their recruitment strategies, moving away from rigid automation towards a more human-centric approach that values emotional intelligence, adaptability, and diverse perspectives in leadership selection. Taylorism Recruitment Automation HRM HRM Challenges Leader 1 Bessen, J. (2019). AI and Jobs: The Role of Demand. MIT Press. 2 Bock, L. (2015). Work Rules! Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead. Twelve. 3 Braverman, H. (1998). Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century. Monthly Review Press. 4 Chamorro-Premuzic, T. (2021). I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique. Harvard Business Review Press. 5 Chamorro-Premuzic, T.,&Yearsley, A. (2017). The Talent Delusion: Why Data, Not Intuition, Is the Key to Unlocking Human Potential. Piatkus. 6 Gerlich, M. (2023). Beyond the Paycheck: Navigating the New Era of Employee Expectations. In Enhancing Employee Engagement and Productivity in the Post-Pandemic Multigenerational Workforce (pp. 125-155). IGI Global. 7 Gerlich, M. (2024). Exploring Motivators for Trust in the Dichotomy of Human—AI Trust Dynamics. Social Sciences, 13, Article No. 251. >https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13050251 8 O’Neil, C. (2016). Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy. Crown Publishing Group.