The New Book “Digital Boardroom: 100 Q&A” Introduction Chapter 5 The DIgital Board’s Leadership Inquiries ~ Future of CIO

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Leaders set principles, open to criticism, and take the risk for innovation.

At today’s “VUCA” digital dynamic, organizations face both unprecedented opportunities to grow and hyper-competition or great risks to survive. A high-mature digital board is like a lighting tower to navigating the business toward the right direction and taking all these significant responsibilities more thoughtfully. The digital board directors should be mindful, insightful, innovative, and decisive, and become the mastermind behind the digital transformation. Here is a set of digital board’s leadership inquiries.

Does the organization see the leader as authentic?
Do your leaders have the ability to cope with “VUCA” new normal today?
Are your leaders emotionally aware enough to listen, as well as tell?
Can your leaders manage multiple stakeholders inside and outside the organization proactively?
Is the next generation of leaders stepping up? Who is choosing to lead in these uncertain times?
Is the current leadership asking for help across the organization?
Does the culture of the organization allow people to lead without authority?
What do positive policies look like?
Are your leaders balancing short-term, tactical decision-making with the long-term goals of the organization?
Does the board do enough to audit corporate culture?