Digital Disruption and the Future of Leadership: An Interview With Rick Haythornthwaite, Chairman of Centrica and MasterCard

O�Regan, Nicholas; Bolden, Richard; O'Regan, Nicholas

Abstract

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. Unprecedented changes in the nature and prevalence of digital technology have significant implications for leadership theory, practice, and development that, as yet, remain largely unexplored in mainstream academic literature. This article features an interview with Rick Haythornthwaite, Chairman of global businesses including Centrica and MasterCard, where he reflects on the ways in which digital disruption is impacting upon the nature of leadership and strategic practice. It is accompanied by a commentary that highlights the importance of factors such as context, trust, ethics, and purpose in a fast moving corporate world.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 12, 2016
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Feb 18, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 21, 2016
• Journal: Journal of Management Inquiry
• Print ISSN: 1056-4926
• Electronic ISSN: 1552-6542
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 438-446
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1056492616638173
• Keywords: leadership, change management, innovation, strategy, trust
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/917133
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1056492616638173
• Contract Date: Feb 18, 2016