Without the proper technical knowledge, we run the risk of being challenged. Being challenged could be detrimental to our reputations as leaders, for when our subordinates suspect weakness, our authority can be undermined. With technological proficiency, there comes an added responsibility. That responsibility is the process of passing information on to our peers and subordinates. If we fail to do this, technology stands still for us, but, technology must move forward.
Technical proficiency is a teaching and learning process.
Teaching our subordinates and letting them learn with us is the part of leadership we should strive to achieve, for if we lose sight of this, we fail as leaders and technology is inconsequential.