And with so much decentralization and delayering of companies taking place, people struggle even to know what leadership is more than ever. Work is changing. Organizations are changing. Careers are changing. Competition is changing.
Leaders have to change.
We've been grappling with that question since we launched this magazine. Issue by issue, over the past three years, we've touched on the new work of the leader. Now, for this issue's cover package, we've decided to present as coherent, consistent, and complete a definition of leadership as we could develop. The package consists of four parts, and we eagerly await your reactions and responses. And, sure enough, the 12 businesspeople who offer their insights and experiences identify compelling differences between leading on the Web and leading in other kinds of organizations.