It is people and not systems that matter and relationships are high on the internal agendas of people nowadays. Third Millennium leaders need to ask questions about the future and be like an airline pilot that sits in the cockpit but is paying attention 25 miles ahead of their present position. The future does not look like the past. Leaders will have to invent ways of how to get to the future first by re-thinking the boundaries, beliefs and values and norms and how these are communicated. Great companies die because they are unable to escape the past and also because they can not re-invent the future.
Leadership has to pay attention to leading rather than be leaders.
They need to kindle and connect people passionately to the future and their personal potential. A sense of destiny needs to be reawakened so that intelligent followers can personalize their commitment in real terms and in real time. Leadership will have to focus on developing their personal skills and sharpen their abilities to cope with challenges and change. They can not afford to stay the same. They will have to learn how to influence, command respect, gain authority, deal with personal flaws and cracks in their armor, inspire people and see from an overview perspective.