At the headquarters of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL), Minister Nguyen Manh Hung directly discussed the topic with more than 100 key trade union officials, including Chairmen of provincial and municipal labor federations, central industry unions, and heads of departments and units under the VGCL...
The topic presented by Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung is one of 15 topics in the Training Program to update knowledge and skills for key trade union officials at provincial, municipal, central sector levels and heads of departments and units organized by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.
At the thematic discussion, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung presented the following contents: "Different philosophies of East and West"; "Learning and studying in the digital transformation era"; "Management and leadership are a pair", "Managers become leaders", "Our Party talks about leadership", "Leadership in the digital transformation era: Shifting from thinking about applying information technology to thinking about digital transformation", "Redefining leadership in the digital transformation era", "National digital transformation"...
According to Minister Nguyen Manh Hung, the four characteristics needed for leaders in the digital transformation era are: Modesty, learning; adaptability; vision and interaction.
In which, “humility to learn” comes from awareness. When everything changes rapidly, no one can know everything; knowing what you don’t know is as important as knowing what you do know; leaders must accept that others know more than they do; leaders must put aside their strong personalities to respect and listen to other ideas and opinions; leaders must be able to receive feedback; leaders turn from an expert to a supporter…
“Adaptability” is short-term focus. It is not the strongest or the most intelligent that survives, but the most adaptable; change is constant, so must perceptions; leaders must be adaptable to solving new, complex problems, and be willing to change perceptions; leaders must still plan, but must also be willing to re-evaluate their plans as new developments arise.
“Having a vision” is focusing on the long term. Although many things are unclear in the short term, leaders must still have a clear vision. The faster things change, the more disruptive new technologies and new models are, the more important it is to define a vision and stick to it. Define a vision and stick to it even if you don’t know how to achieve it. Adapt to short-term changes, but stick to the long-term vision. A clear vision is more important than a detailed plan. Because the detailed plan can change tomorrow.
“Interaction” is an emotional factor. A leader in a fast-changing environment must be a good listener and communicator; willing and ready to listen, interact and inform those involved. Always curious, interested and seeking new things; most of a leader’s time is spent interacting with the outside world, either in person or online; sharing information and knowledge with others…
