Expert Panel: 19 tips for effective leadership in the era of digital transformation
Extracted from: 19 tips for effective leadership in the era of digital transformation| 05-12-2025
Technological advancements continue to push digital transformation forward and change how businesses operate. In response to this, leadership styles and best practices are shifting toward greater agility, collaboration, and real-time decision-making.
To help you navigate these shifts, Fast Company Executive Board members share practical tips for leading successfully in a technology-driven landscape. Here’s how they recommend guiding innovation, balancing digital tools with human insight, and building more flexible, connected organizations.
Shayne Fitz-Coy, Sabot Family Companies
CONSIDER REPLACING YOUR HIERARCHY WITH ‘EXPERTISE PARTIES.’
Replace hierarchy with “expertise parties,” teams where authority follows knowledge, not titles. Our CFO took direction from a 24-year-old blockchain specialist without hesitation. Digital transformation isn’t evolving leadership; it’s exposing who was faking it. True leadership is surviving the transparency that emerging tech creates.
