Stijn Viaene
Sergio Caredda
Viaene, S. (2018). Orchestrating Organizational Agility | Ivey Business Journal. Ivey Business Journal. https://iveybusinessjournal.com/orchestrating-organizational-agility/
Description:
Developed from the research of prof. Stijn Viaene (Viaene, 2018) the model explores different leadership styles related to the support of Digital Transformation challenges. It looks at a four quadrant model organised on two axes. “The vertical axis describes leadership as connecting the dots for your organization; ideas on the one hand, people on the other. The horizontal axis represents the ability to routinely explore and exploit opportunities faster than your rivals; that is, being organisationally agile”. (Viaene, 2018)
The assumption is that to make a Digital Transformation work, you need all four styles of leadership presented.
- Vigilant leaders make sense of the digital turbulence outside. They constantly scout ideas and opportunity signals beyond the boundaries of your organization or industry.
- Voyager leaders bundle together people’s creativity to quickly show digital opportunities at work, turning abstract opportunities into something tangible.
- Visionary leaders develop an engaging aspirational picture of the organization as it succeeds in the digital age. They bring a sense of purpose and shared goals to the organization.
- Vested leaders go beyond vision and experimentation. They put the complete organization on a roadmap for successful digital transformation, turning it into productive, yet flexible, organizational machinery.
Conceptually the model is not related to specific positions in the organisation, nor to specific personality styles, but rather to specific types of behaviours which guarantee elevated levels of effectiveness in the framework of a Digital Transformation initiative.
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