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A NEW STUDY FINDS COLLABORATION PRIZED OVER HEROICS. BY ANDRE MARTIN
The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) conducted research with over 350 mid- to upper-level managers across the globe to explore the current and future states of leadership. According to 84.3 percent of leaders studied, the definition of effective leadership has changed in the last five years.
Future leaders must focus on collaboration over heroics, thereby extending leadership throughout the organization. Collaborative skills such as building and mending relationships, participative management and change management are becoming increasingly important to success now and in the future.
This shift is partially due to two factors. First, the nature of the challenges facing organizations is changing. Ninety-three percent of the leaders surveyed say today's challenges have greater strategic impact, go beyond individual leadership capability (e.g., require working across boundaries) and render tried-and-true solutions ineffective.
So, what can you...