Influence

Isn't it a tough journey to write 10900 blog postings - to pursue the digital way of brainstorming, innovating and story-telling?

Leadership is complex yet simple: Complex in that there are so many traits and characteristics that are considered when evaluating a leader. Simplicity in that the substance of leadership never changes, it’s all about the future and change; direction and dedication; influence and innovation. 

The purpose of the book: Leadership Master - Five Digital Trends to Leap Leadership Maturity is to convey the vision of digital leadership, share the insight about leadership maturity, and summarize five emergent digital leadership trends Here is the monthly tuning of digital leadership.

                   Influential Leadership

Innovativeinfluence As we live in a world where change is the norm, there is no other choice but to keep learning agile, broadening and deepening our understanding of the world constantly. Professional fitness is based on both how we think and what we are doing. We define most societies by shared patterns of beliefs, attitudes, and actions.

Influenceofprofessionalism Innovategloballeadership Running an organization is complex, it is difficult to have a highly competitive organization without high-caliber professionals and competitive talent. It doesn’t mean if you had a profession, you would be a well-respected professional with high professionalism.

Influence Nowadays we step into the digital economy with exponential growth of information and abundant knowledge; the world has been interwoven through the internet and the latest technologies, leadership becomes more interdisciplinary, influential and innovative. Every profession and role has its unique influence based on insight to understand, confidence to assert, wisdom to negotiate, uniqueness to bridge, courage to break down barriers, and forward-thinking to drive progressive changes. So digital leaders and high mature professionals need to have abilities to “calibrate their impact,” being able to lead through influence, not by brute force.

Innovativeglobalists The global working environment is diverse, dynamic, energetic, and innovative; it's a strategic imperative to frame the global mind to see the ever-changing world via the multi-dimensional lenses. Forethoughtful leaders and professionals broaden their view of global society, learn expanded world knowledge, deepen understanding of global issues, and become insightful globalists with abilities to work as part of an interactive, collaborative team as well as think independently, to generate value and make differences.

Influence We live in such a diverse world with unpredictability, uncertainty, hyper-diversity, frequent disruption, and fierce competitions. Regardless of differences in mindsets, methodologies, and practices, people like to learn and grow for their own benefit. There are many ways to influence and there are all different types of influencers. To influence is to instill passion, recharge energy, and reimagine the future courageously.

The “Future of CIO” blog has reached 10 million page views with about 10900+ blog postings in 59+ different categories of leadership, management, strategy, digitalization, change/talent, etc. The content richness is not for its own sake, but to convey the vision and share the wisdom. Blogging is not about writing, but about thinking; it’s not just about WHAT to say, but about WHY to say, and HOW to say it. It reflects the color and shade of your thought patterns, and it indicates the peaks and curves of your thinking waves. Unlike pure entertainment, quality and professional content takes time for digesting, contemplation and engaging, and therefore, it takes time to attract the "hungry minds" and the "deep souls." It’s the journey to amplify your voice, deepen your digital footprints, and match your way for human progression.

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