Emerging Issues in Leadership

  1. Objective 9-7 Describe strategic leadership, ethical leadership, and virtual leadership.

Finally, three emerging issues in leadership warrant discussion. These issues are strategic leadership, ethical leadership, and virtual leadership.

Strategic Leadership

Strategic leadership is a somewhat new concept that explicitly relates leadership to the role of top management. Strategic leadership is a leader’s ability to understand the complexities of both the organization and its environment and to lead change in the organization so as to enhance its competitiveness. Howard Schultz, former CEO and current executive chairman, of Starbucks, is recognized as a strong strategic leader. Not content to continue functioning ...

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