Strategic Leadership: Skills and Behaviours for the 21st Century
Strategic Leadership: Skills and Behaviours for the 21st Century

Author: Samuel James

Publisher: Samuel Inbaraja S

Published: 2024-08-16

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13:

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This book by Dr. Samuel James is a comprehensive guide on strategic leadership, highlighting essential skills and behaviors necessary for effective leadership in the 21st century. This book offer actionable insights and practical advice on developing strategic leadership skills, backed by Dr. Samuel James' extensive experience and academic credentials. It will serve as a valuable resource for anyone looking to improve their leadership capabilities in a rapidly changing world. TOPICS COVERED Brief introduction to strategic leadership and its importance in the 21st century. Introduction to Dr. Samuel James and his credentials. What is Strategic Leadership? Definition and overview of strategic leadership. Importance of strategic leadership in modern organizations. Essential Skills for Strategic Leaders Anticipate: The ability to foresee and prepare for future challenges. Challenge: Encouraging a culture of inquiry and critical thinking. Interpret: Making sense of complex information and data. Decide: Effective decision-making processes. Align: Building alignment within the organization. Learn: Promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Behaviors of Effective Strategic Leaders Vision: Crafting and communicating a clear vision. Emotional Intelligence: Understanding and managing emotions. Communication: Effective communication strategies. Empathy: Understanding and addressing the needs of team members. Open-mindedness: Being receptive to new ideas and perspectives. Passion and Purpose: Leading with passion and a sense of purpose. How to Develop Strategic Leadership Skills Delegate: Empowering team members by delegating responsibilities. Embrace Transparency: Fostering an open and transparent work environment. Encourage Innovation: Promoting creativity and innovation within the team. Teach Failure as a Learning Mechanism: Using failures as opportunities for growth. Encourage Interdepartmental Collaboration: Breaking down silos and promoting teamwork. Provide Opportunities for Experiential Learning: Offering hands-on learning experiences. Hire Potential: Focusing on potential rather than just experience. Self-Reflect: Encouraging self-reflection and continuous personal development. Case Studies of Successful Strategic Leaders Examples of strategic leaders like Oprah Winfrey, Howard Schultz, Jacinda Ardern, and Jeff Bezos. Analysis of their leadership styles and strategies.

The Art of Strategic Leadership
The Art of Strategic Leadership

Author: Steven J. Stowell

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-03-07

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 1119213053

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Develop the qualities of strategic leadership and become an active contributor to the short- and long-term success of your organization Today's organizations face two daunting challenges: 1. How to create new sources of competitive advantage to sustain long-term growth, and 2. How to engage leaders at every level of the organization so that they are more proactive and forward-looking in their area of responsibility. The Art of Strategic Leadership uses a unique approach to examine what it means to be a strategic leader. Instead of focusing on the skills, behaviors, and tools found in typical books on strategic leadership, the authors shed light on the attributes and qualities necessary to lead strategic change and help transform a business. Strategic leadership is what modern leadership is all about. Organizations expect leaders to anticipate and be proactive more than ever before. In this book, the authors draw on their vast experience working directly with leaders at all levels and use an intriguing narrative to explain this inside-out approach to understanding strategic leadership. The narrative follows the journey of how one manager discovered these critically important qualities. You will experience first-hand how these values and attributes manifest in the lives of realistic leaders; how they orchestrate long-term strategic change needed for the organization to compete and survive and actively shape the future while delivering short-term results. The Art of Strategic Leadership provides the content that will help you informally assess and reflect on your own strategic leadership qualities—those that are strengths and those that indicate areas you need to develop. It will guide you as you incorporate these values and qualities into your own leadership style and become a more effective catalyst for change. This book will help you in the following ways: Develop a more proactive, forward-thinking approach to leadership Approach strategy from both short- and long-term perspectives Adopt the core values and principles of a strategic leader Model the qualities exhibited by powerful leaders Strategic leaders serve as powerful examples to others in the organization. Their qualities and traits spread rapidly to those around them, empowering people at every level to take a more active role in meeting the demands of the future. The Art of Strategic Leadership will help you deepen and broaden your understanding of the core qualities of strategic leadership, leaving you better equipped to lead yourself and your team to a better place and create greater value for customers, owners, and employees.

Strategic Leader Competencies for the Twenty-first Century
Strategic Leader Competencies for the Twenty-first Century

Author: Bradley A. Becker

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13:

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Today's strategic environment is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. It is changing more rapidly than ever before and the increased interdependence as a result of globalization, in addition to rapidly evolving threats, requires a special emphasis on specific strategic leader competencies in order to succeed in this environment. FM 22-100 identifies three strategic-leader skills: interpersonal skills, conceptual skills, and technical skills. From these three primary strategic leadership skills, there is a list of twenty-one competencies that a strategic leader should posses. While all these skills and competencies play a role in successful strategic leadership, this paper will advocate that visioning, leading change, and interpersonal skills have the greatest impact on successful strategic leadership in this rapidly changing global environment.

The Future of Leadership Development
The Future of Leadership Development

Author: Susan Elaine Murphy

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2003-09-12

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1135630089

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Leadership in today's organizations is a tough business. Organizational leaders face a number of challenges as their jobs, and the world around them, become increasingly complex. Trends, such as organizational "delayering," rapid technological advances, and increased employee empowerment require that leaders adapt their techniques and styles of leadership to meet these new challenges. Consequently, there has been an explosion of interest in leadership in recent years as researchers and management educators struggle to understand the process of leadership development, how it operates, and what characteristics make effective leaders. Born of these questions, the 11th Annual Kravis-de Roulet Leadership Conference at Claremont McKenna College brought together an impressive slate of scholars whose theories, research, and cutting-edge techniques are now gathered together in this impressive volume. Each chapter asks and answers questions about the current state of the field while providing future direction for research to help bridge the gap between leadership researchers and leadership development practitioners. Notable topics include chapters on "e-leadership" and leadership within the "virtual" organization, exploring 360-degree feedback, the importance of "social capital," and a comprehensive analysis of the well-researched theory of Leader Member Exchange.

Strategic Leadership for the 21st Century
Strategic Leadership for the 21st Century

Author: Michael A. Hitt

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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The twenty-first century was predicted to bring a highly challenging competitive landscape and it materialized in the first decade of the new century. Scholars and practitioners alike argued that managers would have to develop and use unique capabilities to be successful strategic leaders in this challenging competitive landscape. For example, it was predicted that they would need to develop and communicate an effective vision for the organization. They would need to build and continuously develop dynamic core capabilities and also to develop and effectively use highly capable human capital. They would need to emphasize innovation, build effective organizational cultures and engage in ethical practices. Analysis of the leadership exhibited by many managers in the first decade of the twenty-first century, suggests that there was a major failure of strategic leadership. Of course, that decade was one of significant turbulence and change, with the terrorist attacks that occurred in September 2001 and two major economic downturns. However, many argue that at least the second downturn was the result of poor strategic leadership in many sectors of the economy, especially in the financial services industry. There was a significant amount of hubris and greed exhibited by many strategic leaders. Undoubtedly, the global economy has changed in major and irrevocable ways with large emerging economy countries becoming major actors on the worldwide stage. Furthermore, new economic growth is largely spurred by innovation and especially entrepreneurial behavior in the creation of new businesses. Strategic leaders will have to manage their resources wisely and effectively, build human and social capital and clearly act in ethical ways. Effective strategic leaders have to operate under conditions of sometimes extreme uncertainty and view volatile environments as providing the potential to identify and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities in these contexts. Without highly effective strategic leaders, organizations of all types are likely doomed to failure. However, those with the most effective strategic leaders will be much more successful in the competitive landscape of the twenty-first century.

21st Century Leadership
21st Century Leadership

Author: Melvin B. Greer Jr.

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2013-12

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 1491716746

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It's time to incorporate cutting-edge technologies to enhance your leadership skills and inspire future innovators. Melvin Greer, the founder and managing director of the Greer Institute for Leadership and Innovation in Washington, D.C., takes a fresh look at how to fill the leadership gap in this guidebook to leadership. He demonstrates ways to - rethink assumptions and myths about innovation; - develop leadership habits that lead to high performance; - develop a successful workforce and talent management strategy; and - create a modern innovation pipeline via STEM. We can no longer confine knowledge about information technology to just one department. Just as leaders need to know how to read a profit and loss statement or interpret a balance sheet, they must also understand how technology can impact business strategy. A twenty-first-century leader must understand behavioral, economic, and social shifts in order to capitalize on opportunities and achieve success. Whether you're an executive, senior manager, a new hire, a teacher, or a student, you must use twenty-first-century leadership if you want to succeed.

School Leadership in the 21st Century
School Leadership in the 21st Century

Author: Brent Davies

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780415279512

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Using a competency and knowledge approach, this book provides a clear framework which enables school leaders to develop and reflect upon their own skills.

TRANSFORMING LEADERSHIP FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
TRANSFORMING LEADERSHIP FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Author: J. Martin Hays and Christopher C. Kim

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1477112790

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The challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century call for a new type of leader and leadership, indeed an entirely new and different way of thinking about leadership and of developing future leaders. Hays and Kim provide that new way of thinking and introduce readers to eight sets of competencies essential for leadership in the new millennium. Those who possess or are developing these competence sets are Renaissance Leaders, and it is they who can and will lead and transform organisations, communities, and nations most effectively. This text provides essential guidance to anyone concerned with developing their own or others leadership for the 21st Century.

Rise of the DEO
Rise of the DEO

Author: Maria Giudice

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0321934393

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