Ideas come from people and thus people have become even more central to the success or failure of organisations in the future. This brings me to the issue of Leadership. Leadership will be determined in the knowledge era by its ability to generate excitement and enthusiasm to surface ideas that will result in a sustainable, competitive advantage for the organisation. I would like to share a few of my thoughts on what will constitute Leadership in the future. First, leaders must articulate a compelling Customer focused Vision .
Vision is like a lighthouse - pointing the way and showing the hazards.
It must be powerful enough to ignite the combined E mphasis on Quality is a fundamental requisite for Leadership imagination of employees and provide a rallying point to create a positive stretch. The Vision must always be slightly beyond reach, but not an impossible dream either. Nothing unites the common energy of high potential talent as a shared Vision. The leader must thus communicate the Vision in a way that it generates enthusiasm. Second, Leadership has to be built on a strong foundation of Values .