Leadership change in the wave of digital transformation: Leadership model construction and development path from tradition to future
Zhou Xian
Kangfang Biotechnology/Pan Asia Business School of Yunnan Normal University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/bam.v6i4.8379
Keywords: Leader; Digital Leadership; Leadership Matrix
Abstract
Digital leadership is a product of the digital era, representing the ability of leaders to influence their own behaviours, the behaviours of subordinates, and the performance of teams and organisations through the mediation of digital technology in the process of organizational management. and the performance of teams and organisations through the mediation of digital technology in the process of organisational management. This paper constructs a digital leadership 5x4 matrix based on the input side, which includes five levels of individual factors, subordinate relationships, management situations, team factors, and organisational leadership. This paper constructs a digital leadership 5x4 matrix based on the input side, which includes five levels of individual factors, subordinate relationships, subordinate relationships, team factors, and organisational factors, and the output side, which comprises four levels of traits, behaviours, perceptions, and influences. Leaders should strengthen five key aspects of digital capabilities: digital communication ability, digital social ability, digital change ability, digital team ability, and digital communication skills. Leaders should strengthen five key aspects of digital capabilities: digital communication ability, digital social ability, digital change ability, digital team ability, and digital trust ability to foster effective digital leadership and promote organisational development.
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