MIT Sloan Management Review Article on The New Leadership Playbook for the Digital Age

Executives around the world are out of touch with what it will take to win, and to lead, in the digital economy. Digitalization, upstart competitors, the need for breakneck speed and agility, and an increasingly diverse and demanding workforce require more from leaders than what most can offer.

Although a significant segment of the current generation of leaders might be out of touch, they still have control — over strategic decisions, who gets hired and promoted, and the culture of their organizations — but not for long. The need for change is urgent, and time is running out for leaders who are holding on to old ways of working and leading.

About the Author

Douglas A. Ready is a senior lecturer in organizational effectiveness at the MIT Sloan School of Management, the founder and CEO of the International Consortium for Executive Development Research, and an MIT Sloan Management Review guest editor. He tweets @doug_ready.

Carol Cohen is senior vice president of global talent and leadership at Cognizant, a founding board member of the $100 million Cognizant U.S. Foundation, and a board member of the National Center for Women & Information Technology.

David Kiron is the executive editor of MIT Sloan Management Review, which brings ideas from the world of thinkers to the executives and managers who use them.

Benjamin Pring cofounded and leads Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work. He is a coauthor of a number of bestselling and award-winning books on how new technologies are changing the future of work.

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