Wonderful Digital Leadership

"All digital leaders should read this book." Let's hear it directly from one of the 5 star reviews on Amazon: "This is a fantastic book! It provides a great deal of reflection on the challenges facing someone put in charge of leading a digital team. The author writes that the intended reader is a manager of such teams. I think this is a very valuable read also for everyone participating in a digital team to understand the bigger picture and 'manage upwards'. I also think the book is very useful for senior management to understand the frictions when high level visions and strategies about digitalisation hit reality and implementation. So, the book is valuable to a lot of people, and it's a pleasure to read! Don't expect that this book will provide you with a clear, accessible framework that you can just implement to ensure great digital leadership. In contrast, the author explains why taking one model that works in one firm typically cannot be ported to a new context without modification and reflection. Instead, what you get with this book is a richer understanding of complexities, tradeoffs, and tensions. And some very useful advice on how to think to handle these issues. Because, as the author explains, even though there aren't any simple models that will fix all issues, there are certainly approaches that have better chances than others to lead to great outcomes!" In today's fast-paced and constantly-evolving digital landscape, traditional approaches to leadership are no longer enough. To succeed in this dynamic environment, leaders must be agile, innovative, and forward-thinking. But how can we develop the skills and mindset needed to lead effectively in the digital age? And how can we foster a culture of innovation within our organizations? How does digital leadership look like if the purpose is motivated teams doing the right thing at the right time?

Discover an approach to roadmaps that discards the idea of time as chronological.

The ancient Greeks had two words for time. The quantitative measure we all know is called chronos, but they also had a word for the qualitative time called kairos. Kairos is a measure of "when time is right." There are things you can't measure in Chronos. How long time does it take to catch a fish? When will I find a significant other? Kairos as a concept might help your roadmap thinking. Power structures with significant impact in many organizations remain invisible and can be harmful. Dive into the hidden power structures in organizations today, and learn how to name them to tame them. See examples of how to organize your digital department and how to focus on outcomes instead of output. Discover how to apply agency and emergency to foster innovation. How might the entire organization be empowered to discover the emergent options that appear? Read a chapter specifically about leading software engineers based on hundreds of interviews. How would software engineers like to be lead - if you ask them?