The long-term success of leaders cannot be measured by whether they win today or tomorrow. The measure of their success will be whether or not their company is still winning 15 years from now, when a new generation of leaders has taken over. The New Way of Leadership Leaders of winning organizations use ideas, values, emotional energy, and edge to help develop future leaders throughout the enterprise. Winning leaders combine a teachable point of view with a special focus and personal role in the development of others. Here is how the new dimensions of leadership differ from the old.
Development programs are theoretical, based on cases taught by professors.
Coaching is based on the leader's own ideas, challenging people to create their own points of view. Development programs are practical, based on real business issues. Values Leaders proclaim organizational values, which are often superficial messages for the masses. Edge Professional trainers focus on time management and priority setting, not on tough decision making. Leaders themselves help people tackle such dilemmas as what to do with people who do not meet performance or value standards.