Book tip: "Digital doesn't matter"
The book "Digital doesn't matter" by management consultant Barbara Liebermeister highlights the need for leadership in the digital age. However, trust is just as necessary.
In the digital age, many things are changing - especially in business. This unsettles many managers. Because they are confronted with completely new challenges and questions in the networked world: What impact does the increasing complexity and networking have on leadership? What kind of leadership behavior will be required in the future? How can I inspire my employees - and especially the digital natives - for me, my ideas and my plans? And: Is leadership still in demand in the VUCA world?
VUCA - not a phrase
VUCA is an abbreviation for: Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. In a nutshell, these are exactly the conditions in which managers have to make decisions today. It is obvious that the demands on the executive have changed dramatically in recent years and that the staccato of change is drumming ever more extremely on executives.
Managers must be able to deal with the digital reality; unfortunately, justified fears of failure often find no place in everyday business life. Answers to fundamental questions are provided to executives and (project) managers, HR managers and consultants in the new book by management consultant Barbara Liebermeister "Digital ist egal: Mensch bleibt Mensch - Führung entscheidet". In it, the founder and director of the Institute for Leadership Culture in the Digital Age (IFIDZ), Frankfurt, provides readers with the certainty:
Orientation important
There is no need to panic. Because in the modern, digital world, many things change, but not everything: people remain people, and leadership must change, but is more in demand than ever. Because the more diffuse, unstable and change-ridden the corporate environment is, the more employees long for stability and orientation. And the more "soulless" the technologies used are, the more they want an emotional leader who is at the same time a role model, a source of impulses and ideas, and a motivator for them.
Successful leaders
The leader of tomorrow, according to Liebermeister's credo, is empathetic and an excellent networker. The author creates meaning and inspires people with her personality for ideas and visions. Because she is convinced: The relationships with and between people and not the technologies are the central success factor in the 21st century. In the digital age, people are finally taking center stage.
Further information about the book and the author can be found on Amazon and on the IFIDZ website. www.ifidz.de
