Leadership as a management function is very important in achieving organizational goals. Different leadership styles have been studied over the years with one common thing cutting across, that is, with traditional leadership, face-to-face communication takes place between the leader and followers.

In an era of digital transformation, organizations and businesses due to the forces of globalization, regional and international trade agreements, are becoming increasingly global and virtual. The disruptive nature of Information Technology and the Internet are pushing both public and private organizations to identify and design new business models and exploit key innovative opportunities.

As innovations in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) such as e-learning and e-commerce, are having positive transformational impact in education and commerce, e-leadership has emerged as the new leadership concept driving today’s global and virtual organizations. In times of change and disruption as the digital revolution continues to reshape industries, organisations and businesses are under enormous pressure to stay ahead of the competition by transforming their current crop of leaders to become e-leaders.

This one-week course is designed for senior executives and middle managers of SMEs, political leaders, leaders of educational institutions and all with the desire to lead virtual teams.

Participants will master e-communication skills, e-technology skills, e-social skills, e-team building skills and e-trustworthiness. In addition, participants will become “digital competent” that is, acquire a combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes with regards to the use of technology.

Coverage of the e-leadership triangle model, which is made up of three sections.

• Strategic leadership is a cross-disciplinary skill to lead resources and influence stakeholders across boundaries.
• Business savvy skills will be able to innovate and operate business opportunities and processes that deliver the highest value for business.
• Digital savvy skills will be able to envision and drive change for business by exploiting the digital technology trends as innovation opportunities.
• Information management: to identify, locate, access, retrieve, store and organize information,
• Technical operations: to use technology and media and to perform tasks through digital tools,
• Evaluation and problem solving: to identify digital needs, to solve problems through digital means and to assess the information retrieved,
• Collaboration: to facilitate linking with others, to participate in online networks and communities and to interact constructively,
• Communication and sharing: to communicate through online tools, to respect privacy including safety and the “netiquette”,
• Creation of content and knowledge: to integrate and re-elaborate previous knowledge and content, as well as to construct new knowledge,
• Ethics and responsibility: to behave in an ethical and responsive way, being aware of legal frames.

To enquire about the course, please contact the course coordinator.

Dr. Tony A Bediako

Tel: 054 010 4234

Email: tony.asarebediako@ilma.edu.gh