Exploring the Relationship between Technology Adaptation and Digital Innovation with Leadership Strategies as a Mediator for Digital Leadership in the Underprivileged School

This study aims to understand the relationship between technology adaptation, digital innovation, leadership strategy, and digital leadership in the context of digital transformation.The study involved 175 headmasters from schools in Sabah, using the PLS-SEM (Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling) approach through Smart PLS 4 software.This approach was chosen because it is suitable for models with latent variables and moderate sample sizes.Data analysis involves three main steps: (a) Reliability and Validity Tests to ensure internal validity of constructs, (b) Measurement Model Analysis to examine the relationship between leadership strategies, emotional intelligence, and digital leadership, and (c) Relationship Validation Tests to validate significant relationships through path coefficients and p-values.The findings show that leadership strategy plays an important role as an