A New Model For Digital Competencies

To say that many non-tech organizations are struggling with digitization is probably an understatement. The quest to implement digital strategies at the right time, with the right results, is a huge task. It demands exceptional leaders, people who are first and foremost bridgebuilders, fluent not just in digital engineering, but in strategy engineering. 

This duality is a core problem and leads into a big question for non-tech organizations: defining a clear profile for CIOs, CDOs and their equivalents. At the highest level, what is the purpose of digitization? What organizational domains should it serve? How can we drill all of this down into to a clear and coherent set of competencies? Ultimately, what really matters in digital leadership?