Leading the Way

Introduction

The world is full of leaders. They are everywhere, yet we are manifestly short of leadership. In today’s organisations it seems fair to talk of a crisis of leadership. There is mounting evidence of far too many people at work feeling alienated, disengaged and spiritually unrewarded by their work environment. Why?

Although the world is clearly changing, leadership is failing to keep up. While leaders regularly change their cars, computers or mobile phones, they are far less ready to adjust their leadership style. Some still cling to the notion of hierarchy and rely on command and control in a world that is loudly demanding agility, empowerment and speed of response.

While leadership matters more now than ever, and while more money ...