CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN LEADERSHIP

Definition

Leadership is the ability of an

individual to influence, motivate, and

enable others to contribute toward the

effectiveness and success of the

organizations of which they are

members.

Traditional Issues in Leadership

Power Trust

Managing Conflict

Trouble Shooting Motivation

Traditional Issues in Leadership

Setting goals

Dealing with

external agenciesCoaching

Lone decision making

Delayed decision making

Contemporary Issues

Out of the box thinking

Leading by example

Setting Goals

Globalisation

Changing group

dynamics

Technology

Contemporary Issues

Mentoring

Dealing with change &

uncertainty

Ethical Behaviour

Quick decision making

Recruiting & retaining

quality workers

Findings

Since we have questioned people from diverse backgrounds their views vary on different issues.

We need to undertake a detailed research for various industries.

Findings

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Secondary Data

According to a study undertaken by the Decision ROI Institute, only 26% of the organizations have a decision making policy in place.

The root causes of poor decision making are: i. Poorly defined processes and practices ii. Unclear corporate vision, mission and goals iii. Unwillingness of leaders to take responsibility iv. A lack of reliable, timely information

Secondary DataEmployees who believe in senior management:

Source: Gantz Wiley Research. Reproduced in USA Today, February 12, 2003, p. 7B.

Secondary Data

Indian IT & ITeS industry would be

facing a shortage of around 5 lakh

talented workforce by 2010. (NASSCOM)

Conflict with seniors is one of the

main reasons for attrition.

Secondary Data

According to a research undertaken by European Privacy Directive, 70% of the people were not comfortable with the idea of sharing their personal information.

CONCLUSION

To conclude we would like to say that

modern issues are not the only

determinants for success in modern

times. To be successful a leader has to

cope up with handling not only modern

issues but also be adept in handling

traditional issues as well.

Bibliography

Organisational Behavior – Stephen Robbins http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2007/feb/

06inter.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaching http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentoring http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/results?

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http://www.sonlifeafrica.com/model/conflict.htm