What Is Leadership Like Today?

  1. 13-4 Describe modern views of leadership and the issues facing today’s leaders.

As CEO of India’s largest, most innovative bank, Kundapur Vaman Kamath is a teacher. Not at in an educational setting, but in his workplace, ICICI Bank. He approaches each day and each interaction with employees as an opportunity to explain and provide a “master class in management.”25 That’s what great leaders do!

What are the latest views of leadership, and what issues do today’s leaders have to deal with? In this section, we’re going to look at four contemporary views of leadership: leader-member exchange (LMX), transformational-transactional leadership, charismatic-visionary leadership, and team leadership. In addition, we’ll discuss ...

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