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    A 10-Step Guide To Developing Digital Leaders

    for digital leads and their management

    bubana
    by bubana

    Community Contributor

    1. Digital transformation permeates all levels of organisational activity...

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    ....from IT and data systems to Communications, Fundraising and Brand

    2. ...and organisations need Digital Leadership to guide them through it.

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    3. Ensure that your Digital Lead is not feeling undervalued and help them overcome internal organisational barriers

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    Enable them to lead and deliver what's needed

    4. Implement digital change with the help of Digital Leadership

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    ... avoid the risk of presenting a chaotic picture of your organisation through digital channels that is confusing to potential supporters

    5. Senior managers – trust and help your Digital Leads...

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    ... allow them to make mistakes and provide support so they can learn from those mistakes

    6. ....and trust yourselves

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    ...not knowing what Digital Leads do doesn’t mean it’s impossible to manage them (like with Fundraising, Media/PR, Marketing and IT) so it should be easy to involve them in decision-making

    7. Digital Leads – stop complaining that “Management doesn’t get it”...

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    8. ... because YOU are the managers of tomorrow

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    9. Learn how to manage the stresses of day-to-day tasks which sometimes stand in the way of responding to colleagues’ request in a supportive way...

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    10. ... and learn how to manage up the organisational hierarchy

    If you think that senior managers don’t get it, but you do, focus on developing trusting relationships and help them buy into your vision

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    For more on Digital Leadership go to digitalleaders.org.uk

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