Covid-19 and digital transformation of businesses: Five facets that a digital leader should possess

Business leaders whose organisations have been in the middle of the digital transformation journey and others who may not have formally planned and committed to it are both having to steer their organisations carefully past the bumps caused by Covid-19 impact and navigating the digital tracks with finesse, being conscious of the risks associated at every step. What is of interest to note is that both categories of organisations have had to reorient their strategies around the digital factor which has occupied the core of business functioning in the last few months.

The calibre of leadership required for this journey is unique and comprises of layers of capabilities. In this context, the criteria of digital leadership Pearl Zhu has defined in her book ‘Digital Master’ seems most apt in the current times.