Report on 21st Century Leadership
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Added on 2020-04-15
Report on 21st Century Leadership
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Running Head: 21st Century Leadership21st Century Leadership
21st Century Leadership 1ContentsIntroduction.................................................................................................................................................2Predicted key competencies for 21st century leaders.................................................................................2Theories to consider under contemporary approach of leadership............................................................5Similarities and differences with classical leadership capabilities...............................................................6Causes of changes to leadership competencies..........................................................................................7Critical analysis the academic research on 21st century leadership.............................................................8Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................8References...................................................................................................................................................8
21st Century Leadership 2IntroductionLeadership refers to the art of co-coordinating and guiding people in such a way that the wholeorganization achieves competence along with the fulfillment of the personal objective ofemployees as well. There have been many role, practices, and theories defined with respect toleadership process, but it shall be noted that leadership is the quality of a manager which theyinherit in their attitude and help others to achieve their targets. According to Antonakis, and Day(2017) 21st century leadership is the approach initiated by the companies currently prevailing inthe market. It refers to the skills with the help of which the manager inspire other to modify theirthoughts and actions in such a way that vision of the company is achieved. This type ofleadership provides a better understanding of the task in the company and it also aligns theinterest of all the level of management at the same time. Working with all people and making noperson depressed is the main objective of this type of leadership. Further Arroliga et. al., (2014)states that the manager of the 21st century should be capable enough to analyze the expertisepresent with them and organize them accordingly so as to achieve success in the globalenvironment. Further, the literature review provides a brief overview of the predicted keycompetencies of the 21st century leader, how they are distinct from classical leadership, and theunderlying cause of such changes in leadership activities. Further details about the task arediscussed below. Predicted key competencies for 21st century leaders Talking about the earlier times, it shall be noted that not much of the businesses were confrontedwith the major problem and also there were also not many problems attracted by businesses inthe global market. Resulting to which companies and managers did not require enough efficiencyto manage the activities of the business (Melcher, et. al., 2017). But with the emerging time,business, people, resources and the market features also became complex due to which theleaders became competent to handle the situations efficiently. There are many competenciesrequired in a 21st century leader so as to lead effectively which are discussed below:Visionary and strategic leader: He is the one who knows the way, shows the ways andgoes the way. If the leader of the organization is visionary, which means he believes in
21st Century Leadership 3creating objective for the organization and strongly upholding them so as to maximize thelevel of profits for the company. The vision of the company helps the management tobuild a path which they shall follow and achieve the goals defined by the organization.Without adequate vision, no organization can achieve growth and succeed in the targetmarket. Vision gives the parameter to the organization on the basis of which they cancompare their activities and attain leadership in the target market. Apart from being avisionary, the leader also needs to strategically capable to implement the vision andachieve them. Vision can only be achieved in the organization through strategies andtheir implementation. Thus, it is one of the most important competencies of a 21st centuryleader (O'Connell 2014). Good Communicator: communication is the key to a successful business in the globalenvironment as it enhances the understanding between two people in the organization andthus enhances the work as well. There is numerous benefit of good communication in theworkplace environment. Without communication, the leader of the organization will notbe able to understand the issues of the employee nor will the team understand or co-operate with the leader in the organization. Thus, in order to initiate smooth flow of work,Norris (2017) states that the leader needs to initiate effective communication in theorganization. Talking about the 21st century leader, he needs to be competent enough tounderstand the issues of the employees and resolve in such a manner that all the levels ofmanagement from top to bottom are satisfied. Further, the leader is the one with the helpof which communication becomes efficient in the organization (Antonakis, and Day2017). Proficient in technical and professional skills: in an organization, all the people seekadvice from the leader before implementing any plan. The leader is the one person whodevelops a plan and initiates activities accordingly so as to gain the defined targets.Further, it shall be noted that in order to develop an action plan and implement them withtheir activities, a leader needs to have adequate knowledge and understanding of theirwork and duties. They can only fulfill their work if they have the technical andprofessional skills to carry out a plan innovatively (Stanley 2016). In this fast runningworld, people who do not use the updated and efficient technology are left behind,resulting to which it is important for the leader to use technical skills in the completion of
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