As you review the items below, vote on which one you feel has impacted you the most or been the most challenging to deal with and adjust to in your role as a leader. People displaced because of right sizing or reorganization have difficulty trusting in leadership when entering a new position. Employees opt out to build their own businesses. Generation Xers will not tolerate command and control leadership. They expect more reason to excel than merely producing profit for someone else.
Business today is global.
People have more jobs, careers, and responsibilities throughout a lifetime - potential for a greater impact. Today's business is crying out for leaders interested in people, as well as product and revenues. Global competition demands leaders who draw from diverse experiences. Leaders must develop other leaders. They must build teams and collaborative cultures in order to achieve employee loyalties.