A COMPOSITE OF THE SUCCESSFUL LEADER OF THE 21ST CENTURY THE FIVE FACTORS

Much has been discussed about what an excellent leader should look like in the 21st century. Many concepts have been discussed including leading change, transformational leadership, ethics, emotional intelligence, and much more. Many authors such as John Kotter, Gary Hamel, and Robert Kaplan have written about ways to achieve high energy and smart leadership that provides for rapid business transformation in difficult economic times. In the following article the five factors of empowered leadership will be discussed to provide stakeholders the everyday engagement to bring the organization closer to the mission and vision.