Comments on: Should a leader be tech savvy?

By: Sandra R

Sandra R — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:54:45 +0000

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By: Anthony Portuesi

Anthony Portuesi — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:21:51 +0000

Thanks for your comments, great insight! I do agree that the question can be very situational and with the point that there has to be a level of understanding be it the leader themselves or key people around them. I think any sample of top corporate leaders would show success on both sides.
The challenges of technology and leadership have changed a great deal over the least 10 years. It will be interesting to how or if this would change as time goes on.

By: Siddharth Vishwanathan

Siddharth Vishwanathan — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:52:39 +0000

Being the leader of the change is always good since you get to take the first shot at the market. If it works, awesome! Being tech savvy allows the one in power more knowledge to embrace, support and lead this technological change.

You may not be the starter of all the change in the your industry and market but having a mind open to it is important to adopt to the changing scenarios. A tech savvy nature just furthers your compatibility and comfort with change.

That’s my 2 cents!

By: Kevin Dwinnell

Kevin Dwinnell — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:35:35 +0000

Wildly open question and it depends on what you lead.

If technologies either affects your business or has the ability to, then the ability to make a decision on it is essential. I don’t believe a leader needs to possess ultimate knowledge. But can they surround themselves with the people who have that knowledge and then lead accordingly.

By: Peter Mangin

Peter Mangin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:36:47 +0000

I believe this depends on the make-up and structure of the organisation. If not tech-savvy, a leader must have a senior team/advisor who is and, more importantly, understands the business in order to apply it in ways that add value. n nToo often do organisations marginalise the role of technology; technology not only underpins basic operations, but can be leveraged to offer significant, tangible [real-world] competitive advantages.