1Leadership for the 21st Century

The study of leadership is a pressing need for the 21st century. The current level of disappointment and criticism of traditional leaders drives people to bet on new people, often based on image, disregarding previous experience. They offer to transform the current complex situations profoundly. The assumption is that taking the risk of leaping into the unknown is better than maintaining a status quo that is failing for too many people.

The Paradox of Leadership

Defining the appropriate leadership profile for these demanding times confronts us with a mystifying paradox. On the one hand, there is a deep sense of mistrust and even contempt for leaders. Simultaneously, there is a pressing need for new leadership ...

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