ABSTRACT

Future IT leaders won't be technology leaders, they'll be business leaders who understand technology. Leading the Digital Workforce takes a fresh look at technology leadership, exploring how to lead and manage in today’s digital workplace where the pace of change is exponential. This book walks you through building personal resiliency and avoiding stress and burnout to creating a strategy, building a high-performance team, and examining how technology will change the workforce of the future. Technology leadership requires a unique set of skills, which is why traditional leadership approaches don't always work. This book provides actionable advice on how to create a culture of innovation while driving successful change initiatives.

Leading the Digital Workforce provides strategies for empowering people, optimizing processes, and inspiring innovation. This book offers insights into managing change, leveraging technology, and building strong relationships within your organization, including how to understand and work with company culture. Finally, it shares strategies for using technology and innovation to create a competitive edge to unlock new opportunities.

Leading the Digital Workforce is essential reading for IT leaders who want to develop their skills, stay ahead of the digital curve, and lead their organizations into the future. No matter if you’re a new IT leader, an aspiring one, or a seasoned leader who’s been at it for years, there’s something in this book that will help you level up your game.

part I|64 pages

Foundations

chapter Chapter 1|12 pages

Playing the long game of leadership

chapter Chapter 2|12 pages

The average IT leader is … average

chapter Chapter 3|18 pages

Master your mindset

chapter Chapter 4|20 pages

IT leadership peak performance

part II|114 pages

Leadership in action

chapter Chapter 5|14 pages

Starting a new job

How to thrive

chapter Chapter 6|14 pages

A crash course in strategic planning

chapter Chapter 7|20 pages

Building a high-performance team

chapter Chapter 8|14 pages

Execution and getting things done

chapter Chapter 9|12 pages

Leading from anywhere

A guide to the hybrid office

chapter Chapter 10|14 pages

Giving back

Industry leadership and the next generation of leaders

chapter Chapter 11|20 pages

Leading from the edge

The future of work

chapter |2 pages

Conclusion

Time is the ultimate disruptor