Technology effect on the leader behaviors in the digital era

Human behaviors are affected by rapidly-changing conditions, and so do leaders. Leaders play essential roles in shaping the planet, world, and businesses. Like all the other organisms, they communicate with the outside world. On one side, leaders affect the outside world, and on the other, leaders are also affected by it. Technological advancements affect leader behaviors, decisions, insights, lifestyles, and it even impacts leaders’ selves. Although digital transformation has become so central, and it has challenges for leaders and organizations, the studies are deficient in the quantity that links and associates leader and digital transformation. In this context, this research deals with answering two clear and vital questions: Which characteristics create effective and efficient business leaders, and how leader behaviors are affected by digital transformation. This research finds skills and key behaviors the leader of today and the future possesses, which potential leaders can adopt and employ. On the other side, it reveals the challenges this disruption causes and its effect on leaders. It moreover brings a holistic approach to provide a paradigm for leadership. These would guide us to understand how digital transformation disrupts the leadership process and where it will evolve next. Other measures of progress are to emphasize the leaders’ interplay with technology, the leadership spectrum, and what is required for leaders to adopt and adapt to the changing world from technological and universal perspectives.