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A CONTEMPORARY VIEW OF LEADERSHIP

• Young people need to be asked what matters, not
  told what matters. Jeff Martin.

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• The contemporary leaders have to be mindful
  of two big changes in the world that we live in
  and need to build them into their repertoire of
  skills. The first is to do with the changing
  dimensions and profile of the workforce with the
  emergence of millennial

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• the single largest block of people in our
  work force. Second is the complexity, uncertainty
  and volatility of the external environment in
  which we live. This is aptly coined in the
  acronym VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and
  Ambiguous).

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• There is a demographic shift being witnessed
  across organizations. The baby boomers and Gen X
  is being replaced by Millennial. Sometimes also
  called, the Gen Y, the Millennial have been
  shaped by the technological revolution that
  occurred in their formative years of growing up. 
  Being connected and tech savvy is in their DNA.
  They have seen their parents the baby boomers
  working hard day and night, which has shaped
  their own views on life style and work-life
  balance.

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• The Leadership skills required to lead these
  youngsters in this VUCA world is a bit different
  from the conventional styles being practiced by
  many managers. Although, it must be said that
  some attributes of Leadership are timeless. They
  will never change.

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• Some of the ingredients of leadership like
  ability to formulate and articulate a compelling
  vision for the organization. There would never be
  a time when we would not require a leader without
  a vision, a person who does not have a clear idea
  of what he or she wants to do- and the strength
  to persist in the face of setbacks, even failures.

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• It is difficult to visualize how anyone can
  lead without passion and hope. Tolstoy said that
  hopes are the dreams of the waking man. Without
  hope we cannot survive, much less progress.
  Similarly without credibility and authenticity, a
  leader would not be trusted.

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There are 7 skills that can help leaders thrive
in tomorrows turbulent environment
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Decision making under uncertainty  

•  Closely linked to the point above, Leaders
  must increasingly resist the temptation to cope
  with chaos and complexity by trusting their gut.
  At a time of extreme volatility, past experience
  is an unreliable guide to future outcomes.
  Leaders must create cultures of constructive
  scepticism and surround themselves with people
  who bring multiple perspectives and have no fear
  of challenging the boss.

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Involvement in decisions and change efforts

•  Decision-making doesnt have to be limited to
  those in upper management, although most
  executives believe it is. Key decisions affecting
  employees need to be carried out by employees, or
  at least accepted by the workforce, before they
  can be realized. By involving employees in
  assessing a problem, determining possible courses
  of action, and choosing from alternate solutions,
  executives will find that decisions will have a
  greater chance of success because they have the
  full support of all employees

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Open Communication and Quiet Transparency

•  Younger workers respond more positively when
  they believe that management actually welcomes
  their input. Communicate openly to employees
  about the organizations needs, challenges, and
  successes. The ability to be open and authentic
  about what matters

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• without being overly self-promoting, is a
  more preferred style. In a fast changing volatile
  world, the days of dependence on just one hero or
  two at the top dictating strategy are well and
  truly over. Leaders would tend to be more
  collaborative with good conceptual and contextual
  skills, perhaps resembling an orchestra conductor
  rather than a commanding army general. If
  authenticity gains the respect and appreciation
  of Millennial, vulnerability amplifies it. Being
  the most educated generation ever, they know that
  we all have the same fears of not being good
  enough and smart enough.

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Meaning in Work

•  Millennial are happiest and most engaged at
  work when they are making a difference. The
  challenge for the organization comes down to
  providing the employees work experience that is
  both valuable and meaning to them as individuals.

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Empowerment

•  Perhaps a bigger challenge is to empower them
  and give them the space to demonstrate their
  capabilities. To many managers used to
  micro-managing this is the biggest shift in mind
  set. The youngsters may still need guidance and
  support in terms of resources. But to keep them
  engaged they would need to be given the
  empowerment and autonomy in their job. And
  lastly, the Millennial need for acknowledgement
  is far more than the previous generations.
  Recognizing and celebrating their achievements
  keeps them engaged.

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Provide continual feedback for performance
improvement

•  Millennial like feedback lots of feedback. In
  the traditional model, employee performance was
  tied directly to compensation, so workers were
  reviewed once a year to determine annual pay
  raises. Millennial are not content to wait 12
  months for feedback about their job performance.
  They want to know where they stand and what they
  can do right away to improve and advance.

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• Although giving ongoing feedback can be
  time-consuming and may seem like a chore, helping
  employees do their best work is, after all, job
  one for every manager. A related point is the
  fact that we live in a world where information is
  easily available and downloadable. Many a
  times, the youngsters may have the information
  and pseudo or superficial knowledge. The
  managers role in this context becomes one of
  coach, who allows them to discover the real world
  wisdom themselves.

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See with a microscope and a telescope

•  Lastly in this fast changing world, leaders
  would need to view the world thru 2 lenses a
  telescope to consider opportunities in the
  future, and a microscope, to scrutinize
  challenges of the moment at intense
  magnification. Most of us are naturally more
  comfortable with one lens we are either
  farsighted or near-sighted but rarely both.
  Leaders must use the telescope to watch for
  long-term trends, dream big dreams, imagine

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• where a company should be in 5 or 10 years,
  and reallocate resources accordingly. The
  accelerating pace of a technological innovation
  makes this aspect of a leaders role more
  important than ever. It is the ability to make
  things as clear as they can be and communicate
  that clarity. It is the ability to see futures
  that others cannot see, and finally see hope on
  the other side of trouble. The microscope too
  affords a critical perspective.

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• Leaders must focus their organizations to
  challenge conventional wisdom consider the
  implications of unlikely scenarios, and focus on
  pressing issues in minute detail. As
  organizations grow larger and more
  complex, leaders must work harder to stay in
  touch with the frontline and view themselves as
  reality testers.

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