Big Kahuna Leadership Survey

BIG KAHUNA LEADERSHIP SURVEY  

Moving technology leaders up the influence curve

Main Point

Move technology leaders up the influence

curve to gain a strategic advantage

Digital Disruption

Digital  disrup-on  –  Short  fuse,  big  bang?  Deloi8e  2012,  

Question 1

What is the impact of

technology in your sector/business/group?

Q1. Technology Impact

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Ease of access Massconsumerisation

Behaviour

TOP 5 TECHNOLOGY IMPACT THEMES

As-a-service Social media

Technology Impact

“The power has shifted. Consumers and device manufacturers now have much more say. Technology leaders

need to get closer to customers…”

- Big Kahuna quote -

Mass Consumerisation of IT

Mass Consumerisation of IT

Technology Leaders

Question 2

What is the leadership

capability of your technology leaders to meet that

challenge?

Q2. Technology Leaders

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ConsultingPartner

TechAwareness

ChangeLeadership

TOP 5 TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP THEMES

Agility CommercialAwareness

Technology Leaders “The role of technology leaders needs to shift

from operating systems to transitioning organisations to a new future.”

“They need to get to ‘yes’ quicker and become

more comfortable in an environment where you don’t control everything.”

- Big Kahuna quotes –

Dell – Economist Intelligence Unit

 

“Fewer than one-half of C-suite executives rate their own CIO positively in terms of

understanding the business (46%) and the technical risks (44%) involved in new ways

of using IT.”

Source: The C-suite Challenges IT: New Expectations for Business Value, written by Economist Intelligence Unit, Sponsored by Dell Services, 2012

McKinsey Global Survey 2014

“Among the most substantial challenges are demonstrating effective leadership and

finding, developing, and retaining IT talent.”

Source: IT under pressure: McKinsey Global Survey results, March 2014

Source: IT under pressure: McKinsey Global Survey results, March 2014

Source: Moving from the back office to the front lines, CIO insights from the IBM Global C-suite Study, 2014

CIO insights from the IBM Global C-suite Study

Question 3

How could technology leaders

be better developed to meet the challenges you face?

Q3. Development

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BroadKnowledge

Learning Clients

TOP 5 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THEMES

Influencing Strategy

Development

“Technology leaders need to develop the ability to explain what technology is

being used for and to make the case for its use. It is not an option that a rare

person can do.”

- Big Kahuna quote -

Development “A true leader is someone who can develop

other people. There is not a skills shortage, rather it is an imagination

shortage. We need to think longer term in developing people.”

- Big Kahuna quote -

Master Technician

Problem solving

Influence Authentic Leader

Position Reinvention x1

Inspiration Presencing x8

Performance Commitment x4

Service Relinquishment x15

Permission Causing x2

Moving up the influence curve

Applying these findings…?

Conclusion

Conclusion

Move technology leaders up the influence curve to gain a strategic advantage

BIG KAHUNA LEADERSHIP SURVEY  

Moving technology leaders up the influence curve