The Changing Role of Leaders for the Digital Age

Abstract

This chapter explores how the role of leaders needs to change, given the profound impact that digital technology has, and is continuing to have, on organisations. It is based on a longitudinal review of the experiences gained by the authors in advising and supporting organisations across a range of industries to become more ‘digital’. It concludes that many organizations have yet to recognise the fundamental shift in the primary role of leaders—together with the process of leadership—that is required if they are to become truly digitally enabled enterprises. It suggests five leadership principles for the digital age.

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