Importance of Leadership in the Effective Implementation of Digital Transformation

Abstract

In order to enable the digitalization of work environments and to develop a culture of continuous learning inside an organization, digital leadership is a leadership framework that facilitates the implementation of digital transformation. That's why it is such an important part of the literary canon; it's what keeps businesses competitive and going strong in the modern world. Therefore, it is crucial to investigate the numerous factors that contribute to the efficient adoption of digital transformation within institutional frameworks. By conducting a thorough examination of relevant secondary materials produced between 2013 and 2023, this study intends to give a conceptual framework on the topic of digital leadership. The importance of digital leadership and the existing literature on digital leader’s skills and implementation strategies for digital transformation are discussed in this study. A total of 69 articles were thoroughly studied for a systematic literature review. Descriptive and content analysis is done and themes were created for the important digital leader’s skills which are vision and collaboration, Communication, agility, digital literacy, data skills, risk-taking and customer focus. If used, these skills can help a digital leader effectively implement digital transformation using different strategies in any business organization.