The Brains and Brawn Company: How Leading Organizations Blend the Best of Digital and Physical

PART IV

THE POWER OF SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP

The Brains and Brawn framework provides a way to evaluate how your company is doing in blending key digital and physical activities. The 10 competencies covered in Parts II and III of this book offer a new way to compare your organization to its competitors, beyond the usual metrics.

Ultimately, however, your goal isn’t just measuring these competencies—it’s improving them by driving change in your organization. The best business leaders I have met are all Systems Leaders—skilled at blending the best of digital and physical, recognizing emerging patterns, and making key decisions in a rapidly changing landscape.

In our final chapter, we explore the key attributes of Systems Leaders and look closely at ...