Gone are the days of top-down leadership approach, where the leader had as much control over the decision making process as possible. Leadership has been drastically altered, and what we see today is very different from the previous approach.
There is now a collaborative model, and it’s a chance to redefine the leadership process and instill a deeper sense of community, connection and participation in the workplace. The challenge for leaders is not about preparing for change or about implementing the right program, it’s about running their business in such a manner that it’s always in operation and prepared for change.
Today, leaders have the chance to make a big difference for their workforce, organization they lead, and the communities surrounding them. The future of an organization is people, and with the right approach a leader can help unleash their true power and get the best out of them.
In this age, leadership has to be redefined and fresh skills need to be developed. Today’s leader has to have incredible skills in terms of not just leading, but also being able to sustain change.
Most importantly, these skills should be encouraged in youngsters before they join the workplace to make them fully skilled and equipped to lead their dynamic business soon. For that, they not only need to be people-ready but also digital-ready. Here are five traits that a modern leader has.
They Connect with Individuals and the Environment
He or she is collaborative and entrepreneurial, someone who is always on the lookout of ways to work together to improve work. To achieve that result, leaders rapidly prototype, test and transform their work and that of others.
Leaders hack business processes, surveying the whole enterprise to achieve value in all phases of its processes. They have the confidence to make tough calls to mobilize their enterprise so it flourishes in today’s competitive world. They allow people at different levels and outside business boundaries to do their part in the conversation and execution of change.
Being Agile, Adaptive and Innovative
Leaders are not hesitant to use new management tools and technology to help others perform, work together and make calls by means of real-time measurement, real-time data and monitoring of results.
They know that great things happen when technology and people intersect. They build an ecosystem and monitor it to form a constant cycle for both improvement and new behaviors.
Influencer, Visionary and Storyteller
Leaders realize the need for having a micro objective and macro vision. They offer a clear vision, which links an organizational plan to an objective. They turn complexity to plans by means of execution. They give clear direction, the kind of that enables people to achieve their goals.
They influence people by practicing social fluency and by becoming skilled at influencing diverse teams and encouraging others to perform. They energize others to share stories so that everybody in the organization feels that they’re empowered and involved in the change.
They Instill Confidence
Leaders connect with their surroundings, bringing people and data together to consider what is required to succeed. They focus on individuals, relationships, work culture, and balance by leveraging data and technology to connect and be involved in conversation. They’re performance multipliers who lead teams to do meaningful and productive work.
They Have an Ever-Learning Mindset
This applies when it comes to taking in new information, developing new capabilities, and inspiring new methods of examining the old. They know that a coach and mentor is someone who talks about opportunity and growth routinely. They provide others the chance to learn, try, and experience various skills and situations.
