Leaders in the digital age -

Abstract

This academic article presents a study on leadership in the digital era, emphasizing key concepts, the idea about digital leaders, the leadership in digital age, the importance of digital-age leadership, and the essential characteristics of effective digital leaders. The study is based on an analysis of related theories and previous research.

The findings suggest that digital leaders must be individuals recognized through election, appointment, or self-nomination. They play a crucial role in supervision, coordination, and the use of influence to inspire, motivate, guide, and encourage others to work creatively and collaboratively. Digital leaders are expected to effectively integrate digital technologies into organizational management, support personnel performance, and foster technological advancement to achieve organizational goals. They must lead transformational change, align leadership with followership, and guide organizations toward sustainable success in the digital age. Key characteristics of digital leaders include strong competence, high commitment, confidence, integrity, adaptability, emotional intelligence, openness, humility, trustworthiness, a clear vision in digital technology, leadership in tech innovation, analytical and creative thinking, communication skills, digital literacy, and the ability to manage structures, allocate resources effectively, lead the organization to success, and foster collaboration across the organization.