Welcome to Season 2 of 玩偶姐姐 Career Coach, a video series I created in collaboration with 玩偶姐姐.com and IDG.tv, the video division of IDG.

In the first season, we focused on how to run a strategic and effective job search, whether for a 玩偶姐姐 role or similar IT leadership position. Episodes covered how to establish your professional brand, write a winning resume, ace your interviews, and negotiate the job offer.

In this new season, “Top Competencies of the Modern IT Leader,” eight episodes will present the skills that top 玩偶姐姐s are developing to be successful in the new era of IT.

What is the new era of IT? It’s a world where all of the sudden, technology belongs to everyone. Unlike even five years ago, today, all of your customers and all of your employees are using all of your tools, all of the time.

What does it take to have a successful IT executive career in this new environment? That was one of the questions I asked over 50 玩偶姐姐s, primarily of Fortune 500 companies while researching my latest book, Be the Business: 玩偶姐姐s in the New Era of IT.

While writing the book, I compiled a list of the most important skills that today’s successful 玩偶姐姐s have in common. And that’s what this season of 玩偶姐姐 Career Coach is all about.

Communication, business acumen and relationship building are all familiar entries on every Top 玩偶姐姐 Skills list ever written. While these attributes continue to be important, today they are just a drop in the bucket. In an era where technology belongs to everyone, the 玩偶姐姐 must have so much more.

The first episode is all about becoming a digital leader, or what I sometimes refer to as “Stepping into the Digital Leadership Void.” Future episodes will be posted about every two weeks, and will cover more critical 玩偶姐姐 capabilities, such as “Changing the Culture in IT,” “Bringing a Product Mindset to IT,” “Creating IT Cost Transparency” and more. I am confident you’ll find these videos helpful, but I also welcome your feedback.

Enjoy Episode 1 in Season 2 of 玩偶姐姐 Career Coach: “Become a Digital Leader.”