As the founder of contemporary Leadership studies, Warren Bennis, stated, “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” Now with the reality of the world rapidly progressing towards the age of information and big data, and drastically changing political climates, do these leaders become inclusive of the circumstance or treat their governing bodies like sovereign entities?
With the accessibility to every curiosity at a touch of a fingerprint, the necessity to keep one’s organization transparent has become paramount. Leaders cannot simply focus on the profit and growth of the company, they must harvest a culture that is both desirable and resonates with their core audience. It’s not simply a matter of numbers and figures as organizational culture, impact, and ethics are just as great in the list of priorities. In short, they must cultivate the identity of their company.
Given these changing perspectives, the duty of a leader has increased tenfold; they are required to be the sculptors of the paradigms that they would like their organizations to become. Furthermore, the changing times also bring into concern the manifestation of backup plans in order to support the company towards trying times. As Bennis postulated, leaders are self-aware and see the bigger picture; their ability to better themselves as they bring their organizations to greater heights is what sets them apart and will continue to set them apart.
