Leadership in Action: Issues and Observations - Awakened Leadership in Today's Organizations

FACE THE MUSIC

There are numerous consequences of not being wakeful.

Leaders who refrain from a wakeful approach in today's increasingly interdependent business world will find themselves becoming outsiders in the global village. The continuous intermingling of cultures leaves no room for holding onto a single leadership style. Even when a leader operates in just one city, county, or state, he or she will find the need to apply an awakened approach because workforces are becoming more multiethnic and multicultural and display an increasing diversity of ages and skills.

Organizations in which leaders employ a single style—even if this style has worked well in the past— will find themselves at a disadvantage compared with competitors who move faster ...