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The Key to Navigating the Digital Era: Tech-Savvy Leadership

2025.08.13 Sung-Ii Jo

Sung-Ii Jo

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With the ongoing wave of digital transformation—including the recent surge of interest in AI—the importance of managerial leadership grounded in digital literacy is growing rapidly. An era has already arrived where it is difficult to lead an organization without understanding the technologies transforming the world. Reflecting this reality, tech-savvy leadership is gaining ground recently. This report explores what kind of leadership can achieve a balance between people and technology without necessarily being technology-centric.

Executive Summary

  • • Tech-savvy leadership has emerged alongside the advancement of digital technologies such as AI, which are transforming workforce composition and ways of working

  • • Tech-friendly leadership can be defined as “the ability of leaders to apply digital tools within the framework of traditional leadership to enhance insight, and to drive organizational digital adaptation and innovation.

  • • A tech-savvy leader differentiates from traditional leaders or CTOs (Chief Technology Officers) by integrating technology, strategy, culture, and people into a unified perspective to advance digital innovation.

  • • This concept is not merely theoretical—it is already being practiced by major global companies such as Microsoft, Tesla, Amazon, IBM, and Google.

  • • Consequently, tech-savvy leadership is not a ‘sufficient condition’ but rather a ‘necessary one’ for organizations seeking to ensure sustainability in the digital era.

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