The digital age is transforming job descriptions, especially for CEOs
ISSN: 1087-8572
Article publication date: 11 October 2021
Issue publication date: 4 November 2021
Abstract
Purpose
To implement a customer-centric vision in the digital era requires leadership that champions principles, processes and practices that promote customer value and corporate agility.
Design/methodology/approach
In the digital age organization the CEO’s job description, and those of all the leadership team, will require radical redesign.
Findings
A successful digital-age CEO is an entrepreneur with a passion for creating new value for customers and a preoccupation with strategic agility and discerning new business opportunities.
Practical/implications
Perhaps the most critical feature of digital-era CEOs’ jobs is their focus on the continuous creation of new businesses.
Originality/value
A successful digital-age CEO is an entrepreneur with a passion for creating new value for customers and a preoccupation with strategic agility and discerning new business opportunities.
Citation
Denning, S. (2021), "The digital age is transforming job descriptions, especially for CEOs", Strategy & Leadership, Vol. 49 No. 5, pp. 8-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/SL-09-2021-0090
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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