Technological transformation should lead to enhance people’s potential and the development of their cognitive and social competences, especially those connected with effective communication on different levels. The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified all these processes and, for better resilience and effectiveness at work, it requires now different sets of competences. This book gives direct insight into changes that take place in education in the context of an unprecedented and rapid technological advancement, which requires the reorientation of goals and functions based on innovative, adaptive and flexible solutions – in most cases driven by individual leadership. It describes the way to reach this reorientation and shows through thorough research how educational leaders position themselves on this way in this fast-changing ecosystem.Exploring how educational leaders manage the challenges of digital transformation, using European collaborative projects, this research volume discusses how this process impacts the effectiveness and sustainability of organizational activities. Establishing a model for assessing digital transformation in educational organizations and evaluating the effectiveness of their leaders, it will be of value to researchers, academics, practitioners, and advanced students in the fields of leadership, organizational change, management of technology and innovation, and those interested in the development of education and the utilization of digitalization.

Technological transformation should lead to enhance people’s potential and the development of their cognitive and social competences, especially those connected with effective communication on different levels. The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified all these processes and, for better resilience and effectiveness at work, it requires now different sets of competences. This book gives direct insight into changes that take place in education in the context of an unprecedented and rapid technological advancement, which requires the reorientation of goals and functions based on innovative, adaptive and flexible solutions – in most cases driven by individual leadership. It describes the way to reach this reorientation and shows through thorough research how educational leaders position themselves on this way in this fast-changing ecosystem.Exploring how educational leaders manage the challenges of digital transformation, using European collaborative projects, this research volume discusses how this process impacts the effectiveness and sustainability of organizational activities. Establishing a model for assessing digital transformation in educational organizations and evaluating the effectiveness of their leaders, it will be of value to researchers, academics, practitioners, and advanced students in the fields of leadership, organizational change, management of technology and innovation, and those interested in the development of education and the utilization of digitalization.

In the context of profound and widespread global transformations, driven by emerging socio-economic patterns and accelerated by technological advancements, there is a pressing need to redefine the concept of leadership and to understand why effective leadership is essential for navigating socio-economic change.This work proposes both a theoretical framework and a practical approach to capturing the contemporary landscape of socio-economic transformation, with a particular focus on leadership. It introduces the author's original model of transformational leadership, applicable at both the individual and organizational levels. The research models can serve as self-assessment tools for individuals and organizations seeking to align their leadership practices with externally validated measures. These tools aim to evaluate the extent to which leadership practices are truly transformational. In addition, they provide insights into digital, transformational, and organizational maturity, defined as the capacity to lead effectively in dynamic and rapidly evolving social and institutional environments. The book offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary scientific perspectives on leadership, guiding readers through the diversity of existing theories and frameworks. It also addresses the conceptual ambiguities and terminological inconsistencies that often hinder a clear understanding of leadership as a construct. The central argument of the book is that transformational leadership, underpinned by a high degree of organizational maturity, represents the most viable strategy for successfully navigating the ongoing socio-economic transformations driven by technological innovation.Chapters 1 adn 2 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

In the context of profound and widespread global transformations, driven by emerging socio-economic patterns and accelerated by technological advancements, there is a pressing need to redefine the concept of leadership and to understand why effective leadership is essential for navigating socio-economic change.This work proposes both a theoretical framework and a practical approach to capturing the contemporary landscape of socio-economic transformation, with a particular focus on leadership. It introduces the author's original model of transformational leadership, applicable at both the individual and organizational levels. The research models can serve as self-assessment tools for individuals and organizations seeking to align their leadership practices with externally validated measures. These tools aim to evaluate the extent to which leadership practices are truly transformational. In addition, they provide insights into digital, transformational, and organizational maturity, defined as the capacity to lead effectively in dynamic and rapidly evolving social and institutional environments. The book offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary scientific perspectives on leadership, guiding readers through the diversity of existing theories and frameworks. It also addresses the conceptual ambiguities and terminological inconsistencies that often hinder a clear understanding of leadership as a construct. The central argument of the book is that transformational leadership, underpinned by a high degree of organizational maturity, represents the most viable strategy for successfully navigating the ongoing socio-economic transformations driven by technological innovation.Chapters 1 adn 2 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

In the context of profound and widespread global transformations, driven by emerging socio-economic patterns and accelerated by technological advancements, there is a pressing need to redefine the concept of leadership and to understand why effective leadership is essential for navigating socio-economic change.This work proposes both a theoretical framework and a practical approach to capturing the contemporary landscape of socio-economic transformation, with a particular focus on leadership. It introduces the author’s original model of transformational leadership, applicable at both the individual and organizational levels. The research models can serve as self-assessment tools for individuals and organizations seeking to align their leadership practices with externally validated measures. These tools aim to evaluate the extent to which leadership practices are truly transformational. In addition, they provide insights into digital, transformational, and organizational maturity, defined as the capacity to lead effectively in dynamic and rapidly evolving social and institutional environments. The book offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary scientific perspectives on leadership, guiding readers through the diversity of existing theories and frameworks. It also addresses the conceptual ambiguities and terminological inconsistencies that often hinder a clear understanding of leadership as a construct. The central argument of the book is that transformational leadership, underpinned by a high degree of organizational maturity, represents the most viable strategy for successfully navigating the ongoing socio-economic transformations driven by technological innovation.Chapters 1 adn 2 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Technological transformation should lead to enhance people’s potential and the development of their cognitive and social competences, especially those connected with effective communication on different levels. The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified all these processes and, for better resilience and effectiveness at work, it requires now different sets of competences. This book gives direct insight into changes that take place in education in the context of an unprecedented and rapid technological advancement, which requires the reorientation of goals and functions based on innovative, adaptive and flexible solutions – in most cases driven by individual leadership. It describes the way to reach this reorientation and shows through thorough research how educational leaders position themselves on this way in this fast-changing ecosystem.Exploring how educational leaders manage the challenges of digital transformation, using European collaborative projects, this research volume discusses how this process impacts the effectiveness and sustainability of organizational activities. Establishing a model for assessing digital transformation in educational organizations and evaluating the effectiveness of their leaders, it will be of value to researchers, academics, practitioners, and advanced students in the fields of leadership, organizational change, management of technology and innovation, and those interested in the development of education and the utilization of digitalization.

Technological transformation should lead to enhance people’s potential and the development of their cognitive and social competences, especially those connected with effective communication on different levels. The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified all these processes and, for better resilience and effectiveness at work, it requires now different sets of competences. This book gives direct insight into changes that take place in education in the context of an unprecedented and rapid technological advancement, which requires the reorientation of goals and functions based on innovative, adaptive and flexible solutions – in most cases driven by individual leadership. It describes the way to reach this reorientation and shows through thorough research how educational leaders position themselves on this way in this fast-changing ecosystem.Exploring how educational leaders manage the challenges of digital transformation, using European collaborative projects, this research volume discusses how this process impacts the effectiveness and sustainability of organizational activities. Establishing a model for assessing digital transformation in educational organizations and evaluating the effectiveness of their leaders, it will be of value to researchers, academics, practitioners, and advanced students in the fields of leadership, organizational change, management of technology and innovation, and those interested in the development of education and the utilization of digitalization.

In the context of profound and widespread global transformations, driven by emerging socio-economic patterns and accelerated by technological advancements, there is a pressing need to redefine the concept of leadership and to understand why effective leadership is essential for navigating socio-economic change.This work proposes both a theoretical framework and a practical approach to capturing the contemporary landscape of socio-economic transformation, with a particular focus on leadership. It introduces the author's original model of transformational leadership, applicable at both the individual and organizational levels. The research models can serve as self-assessment tools for individuals and organizations seeking to align their leadership practices with externally validated measures. These tools aim to evaluate the extent to which leadership practices are truly transformational. In addition, they provide insights into digital, transformational, and organizational maturity, defined as the capacity to lead effectively in dynamic and rapidly evolving social and institutional environments. The book offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary scientific perspectives on leadership, guiding readers through the diversity of existing theories and frameworks. It also addresses the conceptual ambiguities and terminological inconsistencies that often hinder a clear understanding of leadership as a construct. The central argument of the book is that transformational leadership, underpinned by a high degree of organizational maturity, represents the most viable strategy for successfully navigating the ongoing socio-economic transformations driven by technological innovation.Chapters 1 adn 2 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

In the context of profound and widespread global transformations, driven by emerging socio-economic patterns and accelerated by technological advancements, there is a pressing need to redefine the concept of leadership and to understand why effective leadership is essential for navigating socio-economic change.This work proposes both a theoretical framework and a practical approach to capturing the contemporary landscape of socio-economic transformation, with a particular focus on leadership. It introduces the author's original model of transformational leadership, applicable at both the individual and organizational levels. The research models can serve as self-assessment tools for individuals and organizations seeking to align their leadership practices with externally validated measures. These tools aim to evaluate the extent to which leadership practices are truly transformational. In addition, they provide insights into digital, transformational, and organizational maturity, defined as the capacity to lead effectively in dynamic and rapidly evolving social and institutional environments. The book offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary scientific perspectives on leadership, guiding readers through the diversity of existing theories and frameworks. It also addresses the conceptual ambiguities and terminological inconsistencies that often hinder a clear understanding of leadership as a construct. The central argument of the book is that transformational leadership, underpinned by a high degree of organizational maturity, represents the most viable strategy for successfully navigating the ongoing socio-economic transformations driven by technological innovation.Chapters 1 adn 2 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

In the context of profound and widespread global transformations, driven by emerging socio-economic patterns and accelerated by technological advancements, there is a pressing need to redefine the concept of leadership and to understand why effective leadership is essential for navigating socio-economic change.This work proposes both a theoretical framework and a practical approach to capturing the contemporary landscape of socio-economic transformation, with a particular focus on leadership. It introduces the author’s original model of transformational leadership, applicable at both the individual and organizational levels. The research models can serve as self-assessment tools for individuals and organizations seeking to align their leadership practices with externally validated measures. These tools aim to evaluate the extent to which leadership practices are truly transformational. In addition, they provide insights into digital, transformational, and organizational maturity, defined as the capacity to lead effectively in dynamic and rapidly evolving social and institutional environments. The book offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary scientific perspectives on leadership, guiding readers through the diversity of existing theories and frameworks. It also addresses the conceptual ambiguities and terminological inconsistencies that often hinder a clear understanding of leadership as a construct. The central argument of the book is that transformational leadership, underpinned by a high degree of organizational maturity, represents the most viable strategy for successfully navigating the ongoing socio-economic transformations driven by technological innovation.Chapters 1 adn 2 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.