Assessing who's got what it takes to lead digital transformation

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This study seeks the understand the behaviors, skills, and experience that are vital in those who might successfully lead a digital transformation program within an organization. To lead through uncomfortable changes, through and across multiple layers of a business, the results confirmed that behavioral traits like honesty, emotional intelligence, empathy, and self-awareness as a burnout protection mechanism are primarily vital. Followed then by a supporting cluster of strategy elements, the chosen leader should be well equipped. The leader's cultural environment does also impact the digital transformation program. Managing complex change is ultimately a rigorously behavioral art. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.