Technology and the Boardroom

A wicked problem or a strategic advantage?

Boards today are increasingly faced with the challenge of how best to govern and engage with emerging technologies - AI, digitisation, and digital transformation among them. This is no longer a straightforward issue.

In fact, it has become what many describe as a ‘wicked problem’: complex, evolving, and resistant to simple solutions. Interventions often alter the problem itself, making cause-and-effect relationships difficult to track.

In this shifting landscape, boards must move beyond traditional oversight and adapt their mindsets and behaviours. Leadership now demands not just operational competence but strategic technological fluency.

Why Energising Leaders?

At Energising Leaders, we help leaders turn digital uncertainty into strategic clarity. Our team is composed of seasoned business leaders, many of whom are Non-Executive Directors and sit on boards. We bring both commercial insight and technological understanding, bridging the gap between technical teams and board-level strategy.

Our offer includes:

1:1 bespoke coaching with experienced leaders who have navigated digital transformation.
Business-focused group technology awareness sessions to elevate collective boardroom insight.
Confidential ad hoc advice and situational mentoring to support real-time decision-making.

By investing in digital preparation, boards gain:

More effective oversight and governance of technology.
Technology as a strategic partner, not a back-office supplier.
A clearer understanding of the long-term value of digital investments.
Stronger ROI and competitive differentiation.

Introducing the Energising Leaders Technology Self-Assessment for Boards

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Before embarking on any transformation, it’s essential to understand where you currently stand.

Our Technology in the Boardroom Self-Assessment offers board members a simple but powerful reflection tool.

It’s designed to:

Help identify where your organisation is on the digital maturity curve.
Stimulate productive conversation about gaps, strengths, and next steps.
Clarify your Board's ability to ask the right questions and lead with digital confidence.

Boards don’t need to be technologists - but they do need to be confident, curious, and well-informed.

This assessment is often the first step in our engagement - providing a benchmark to build a tailored development or support plan.

What's at stake?

The speed of technological change is transforming business models, workforce capabilities, supply chains, ecosystems, and customer expectations. Digital is no longer a support function - it is core to strategy.

To maintain competitive advantage, Boards must:

Lead with agility, adaptability, and innovation.
Ask the right questions of their executive and suppliers.
Build digital fluency to guide long-term investments with confidence.

Your next step

We work with Boards to move from digital ambiguity to actionable clarity. Whether you're at the starting line or already setting the pace, we’ll help you develop the digital mindset and oversight needed to lead confidently in a tech-driven world.