Chapter Eighteen

The Leadership Challenges of the Next Generation

Gretchen M. Spreitzer

Thomas G. Cummings

What if Warren Bennis is right, that the future has no shelf life? What if what worked yesterday will no longer work tomorrow—what can we do? Some are likely to respond with paralysis. Others, like the leading thinkers in this book, view this inevitability as a challenge—an opportunity for personal and organizational growth and change—engaging our imaginations and getting our creative juices flowing. Those who can foresee these challenges and respond to them confidently and creatively will have a huge competitive advantage over those who hide their heads in the sand or remain indifferent.

The leading thinkers in this book give us reason ...

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