How much do I know about digital technology? I think to know something
is about gaining skills and mastery of a subject both theoretically and
practically. I have used social media and have stored things on the cloud and
have used mobile applications, but that is all. I think to have mastery of
digital technology requires the ability to use it develop competences and
strategies that enable digital leadership solutions to be implemented. So, the
answer is I do not know a lot about digital leadership at the moment
Traditionally, anything about technology has been left exclusively for
the people in the IT department and there are still some “old school” managers
that are not interested in technology even in things as simple as email, not to
talk about using other social media applications or platforms. I believe the
bulk of managers in many organisations need retraining in digital technology to
see technology as a friend instead of as a threat.
I think what makes a good digital leader is willingness to embrace and
experiment with change and surprises, willingness to develop digital leadership
capabilities and willingness to motivate his or her team to develop and adopt
digital technology to transform their thinking and the business based on the
business goals. For example, imagine what it would be like to have a company in
which the CEO is fluent in digital technology. He or she would be interested in
developing the digital competence of the workforce. The opposite effect would
happen where the CEO does not have any interest in digital technology.
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