The Future of Digital Leadership Survey Report
Future of Manufacturing Project
About the Survey Report
Since its founding, the Manufacturing Leadership Council has believed that digital transformation in manufacturing entails three dimensions of change: technology, organization and leadership. With respect to organization, the use of advanced technologies has a profound effect on how manufacturers organize their processes, conduct work and manage people. Understanding the organizational implications of advanced technologies is fundamental to successful digital transformation.
Leadership is the linchpin to both the successful use of advanced technologies and adapting the organization to their use. Leadership is the key to successful digital transformation. Without what the MLC calls “enlightened leadership” for the digital age—understanding the potential of new technologies to advance the business, orchestrating change cross-functionally and determining how information-empowered people should be managed in collaborative working environments—digital transformation will surely either not succeed or perform sub-optimally.
This is why the MLC, under the auspices of its Future of Manufacturing Project, devoted a year-long effort to better understand the future of digital leadership, particularly as artificial intelligence gains momentum in the industry. Our goal is to help manufacturers understand the mindset, behaviors, skills and strategies they will need to manage increasingly digital businesses in the years ahead. This research report probes key aspects of these requirements, including organizational preparation for digital transformation.
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