A New Kind Of Leadership Is Sweeping Across IT Domain

For Michael Dadoun, Upclick was a great learning curve. He learnt that technology is forever evolving, and changing the way IT industry captains must lead.

What was relevant last year or even last month is of little relevance today.

The continuous onslaught of information is outpacing traditional thoughts.

Michael Dadoun soon realized that he must take personal responsibility to understand new technology and then implement and integrate it while achieving his company goals.

The venture of Michael Dadoun, Upclick turned out to be a success of sorts, not only because of the technology insights provided by him, but by his leadership qualities as well.

Dadoun took maximum advantage of the digital age culture. This initiative was essential for him to bring out the best among his employees.

Unless employees work in cohesion as one single entity it is difficult to succeed in any venture.
Michael Dadoun’s resourcefulness became a key factor for the synergized performance of his team that finally led to launching of payment processing platform Upclick.

Fructifying any venture is not an easy job.

Dadoun realizes this very well. Every business enterprise presents its own unique challenges. The leader of the group has to analyze the problems threadbare and overcome barriers one by one.

Today employees are not dependent on their leaders for getting valuable insights. Thanks to internet, they are well connected to what is happening around them, and they know what new developments are evolving.

As Dadoun himself put it, “My every employee is a different kind of a learner. To engage and motivate the person I must adopt a strategy tailored to him/ her”.

Yet, there is one underlying principle for leadership in this digital age.

Both employees and managers must understand technology and company objective with the right perspective. By focusing on the company’s long term vision, each member of the staff gains in both tangible and intangible ways.

If the company’s bottom line swells employees go home with a fatter pay. Besides, a stronger company brings about a sense of belonging, which in turn nurtures a long lasting bond.

The wave of digitalization has encompassed every aspect of our lives, leave alone work culture.

It is for this reason Michael Dadoun took a holistic approach while interacting with his team. When core competencies become outdated and new technology alters processes, the company staff needs to be motivated to a great extent.

“I broke free from outmoded ways of thinking”, Dadoun was quoted as saying. “I recognized and mastered change”.

We now understand why the brainchild of Michael Dadoun, Upclick became a resounding success.

Dadoun inspired, led by example and then rewarded the employees who delivered.

The task of embracing digitalization was the responsibility of the CEO, but to bring together all of his teammates to collaborate on a joint strategy required leadership of a different sort.

Michael Dadoun succeeded in every possible manner. He could accelerate the time between innovation and market launch by two defining factors.

• by harnessing the vast digital power
• And by the built-up confidence of his inspired employees.

Technology by itself cannot bring about a change, but with the right leadership it can.