Unlocking Hidden Potential: Developing Leadership Competencies in the Digital Age

Abstract

The digital age, the uprise of new technologies and contemporary challenges have significantly impacted leaders and their functioning. This paper aims to examine the core competencies leaders have to possess or develop to successfully navigate the digital disruption age. Despite the plethora of noteworthy studies about leadership competencies, there still is a research gap in the context of leadership competencies in a digital age. The article aims to identify the competencies required for leaders to overcome contemporary challenges and successfully navigate new challenges of the digitally disrupted age, drawing on relevant research and respectable articles, and provide a new definition of leadership in the context of the digital age. The findings of this article present six leadership competencies for the digital age and indicate that leaders who understand and embrace new challenges and develop a unique set of competencies will be able to navigate the complexities of the digital age and lead their organisations towards success. This study makes valuable scientific and practical contributions, examining leadership competencies from the perspective of digital-age challenges and providing more fine-grained insight for leaders to enhance their competencies and adapt to the changing landscape of the modern business environment