Readers, this is the first of many blogs that I will submit about corporate leadership. The purpose of this blog (which is an initiative) is to discuss the current leadership model(s), providing insight into their strengths and weaknesses, make projections about it's future in this global economy and offer solutions (alternative leadership models/behaviors).
The impetus for my actions comes from almost 13 years experience working in Corporate America where the roots of my frustrations are derived. My thoughts are that leadership continues to show wrinkles, masking a face or a facade of inclusiveness where the physical manifestations of diversity are paraded to society as a badge of success; however, the truth is that real diversity is a product of the acceptance of cultural and ideological differences.
The challenge for the latter is to produce innovation through unmatched creativity and to do so without stagnation in processes. As more organizations/MNC's (Multinational Corporations) move to teams, away from the traditional group format of functional parts, the more they will rely on diverse teams or cross-functional teams. This fact along with the increase in global competition where many new-comers from emerging economies will help drive the traditional form of leadership out, as the pressure to outperform will lead many to falsify results. As a consequence, companies will desire methods to assess the performance of its leaders against the compensation rendered, for a job supposedly "well done."
So, I invite you to join me in a set of lively conversations about leadership, how it has failed us and how it continues to produce the same coterie of leaders that force everyone who aspires to leadership to just "do what you're told!"
