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Evolving Digital Leadership

How to Be a Digital Leader in Tomorrow’s Disruptive World

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Get ready to be an effective digital leader, influencer, disruptor, and catalyst for change in the digital world!
As a leader you need to constantly evolve to achieve sustained success. The world is being transformed by Digital. The pace of change is constantly accelerating and volatility and complexity are the new norms. Digital leaders are at the forefront of these waves of change, creating new markets and transforming traditional ones.
This book is a framework and set of tools that will help you develop a deep awareness of yourself, your teams, and your stakeholders. The powerful four-step process (designed to remain relevant over time) ensures that you are embracing adversity, driving disruption, and unlocking your full leadership potential.
What You'll LearnBe an influencer, disrupter, and catalyst for change in a disruptive world
Know five key career recommendations from 40 digital leaders with more than 400 years of combined experience
Use the four steps of the Unnatural Selection framework to facilitate your personal evolution and digital leadership success
Demystify what makes people tick using the Human Full Stack, which is a model analogous to the technical full stack, so that complex behaviors are easier to understand
Embody intentionality to avoid distractions and achieve what’s important—your personal evolution, growing amazing teams, and influencing stakeholders
Who This Book Is For

Leaders who come from a technical background or are leading technical teams/organizations and want to be a part of building tomorrow's digital world

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter
Chapter 20. Ignite
Abstract
Curiosity is a strong fire, and once ignited, it is not easily put out.
James Brett
Chapter 21. It’s Not Cheating
Abstract
You don’t get any points in life for doing things the hard way.
James Brett

Digital Leadership

Frontmatter
Chapter 1. Start Here
Abstract
The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea.
James Brett
Chapter 2. TL;DR: Too Long; Didn’t Read
Abstract
I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.
James Brett
Chapter 3. Becoming a Digital Leader
Abstract
The real voyage of discovery…consists not in seeing new sights, but in looking with new eyes.
James Brett
Chapter 4. Career Success Pyramid
Abstract
Take control of your own career. No one else can put in more attention, focus, and commitment than you. Leaving this in someone else’s hands is a recipe for dissatisfaction.
James Brett
Chapter 5. The Evolution of Digital Leadership
Abstract
If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
James Brett
Chapter 6. Unnatural Selection: Evolving Faster Than the Pace of Change
Abstract
When we are no longer able to change a situation… we are challenged to change ourselves.
James Brett

Awareness

Frontmatter
Chapter 7. Humans as a Full Stack
Abstract
I’m sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It’s just been too intelligent to come here.
James Brett
Chapter 8. Experts and Achievers
Abstract
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used to create them.
James Brett
Chapter 9. Preferences and Patterns
Abstract
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
James Brett
Chapter 10. Personality Types
Abstract
Ego takes everything personally.
James Brett

Intention

Frontmatter
Chapter 11. Intention: The Secret to Success
Abstract
Intention is one of the most powerful forces there is. What you mean when you do a thing will always determine the outcome. The law creates the world.
James Brett
Chapter 12. Understanding What’s Important
Abstract
If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you’ll find an excuse.
James Brett
Chapter 13. Successful Intentions
Abstract
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
James Brett

Attention

Frontmatter
Chapter 14. Attention: Self
Abstract
The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.
James Brett
Chapter 15. Attention: Team
Abstract
Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.
James Brett
Chapter 16. Attention: Stakeholders
Abstract
You do not need a certain number of friends, just a number of friends you can be certain of.
James Brett

Reflection

Frontmatter
Chapter 17. Reflection
Abstract
There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.
James Brett
Chapter 18. Reflection Methods
Abstract
I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better. I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.
James Brett
Chapter 19. Reflecting Together
Abstract
It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
James Brett
Backmatter
Metadaten
Titel
Evolving Digital Leadership
verfasst von
James Brett
Copyright-Jahr
2019
Verlag
Apress
Electronic ISBN
978-1-4842-3606-2
Print ISBN
978-1-4842-3605-5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3606-2

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