Digital leadership insights

Appreciation for the power of new technology is growing

96%

of the leaders say their technology function can help the enterprise to confidently explore the potential of emerging technologies

This year, our research utilizes a new definition to identify digitally advanced organizations. Observations from this group can provide best practice lessons for the rest of the market to consider as they continue with their digital transformation journeys.

To be defined as a digital leader, organizations from our respondent base needed to meet two important criteria:

  1. They have built technology stacks that they are confident will deliver their digital transformation goals
  2. They have already started to generate profit or performance uplifts from their technology investments
  • Leadership rushes to embrace emerging tech

  • 9 in 10

    digital leaders say they still need to get better at helping the board understand the potential of new technologies

  • 9 in 10

    say they are fully aware of the productivity impact and financial costs of their existing tech debts

  • 9 in 10

    believe they must be more proactive about integrating trust, security, privacy and resilience into technology roll-outs

  • 9 in 10

    think collaboration with the wider business would be stronger if their tech function was more diverse

  • 6 in 10

    say customer expectations of stronger data privacy and cyber security are a key influence on their strategic priorities

Digital leadership isn’t evenly spread globally

ASPAC business leaders 3x more likely to see themselves as digital leaders vs. EMA and the Americas.

The lesson from these leaders is clear – to keep transformation on track businesses should do it intentionally, and collaborate with the broader organization for greater impact