Leadership is critical as every business becomes a tech business: Accenture

Pune: Technology was a lifeline during the coronavirus pandemic, and has forever changed expectations and behaviours by creating entirely new realities across industries, according to the Accenture Technology Vision 2021 report.

As companies shift from reacting to the crisis to reinventing what comes next, the boldest, most visionary leaders—those who use technology to master change—will define the future, the report titled ‘Leaders Wanted: Masters of Change at a Moment of Truth’ stated.

“The global pandemic pushed a giant fast forward button to the future. Many organisations stepped up to use technology in extraordinary ways to keep their businesses and communities running—at a pace they thought previously impossible—while others faced the stark reality of their shortcomings, lacking the digital foundation needed to rapidly pivot,” said Paul Daugherty, group chief executive-technology and chief technology officer at Accenture.