A633.4.3.RB - Changing Dynamics of Leadership

A633.4.3.RB - Changing Dynamics of Leadership

I think the changing dynamics of leadership is a direct effect of the globalization of businesses. Globalization has been good for Multi-national corporations and Wall Street. But globalization has not been good for working people (blue or white collar) and has led to the continuing deindustrialization of America. (Collins, 2015)

Globalization, I think has help in the building companies so large that top executives and management to lose touch with the lower working employees. Globalization I suppose to be a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations. But this interaction and integration has cause a lack of confidence and support in leadership they are sometimes spread then. Leaders are more stressed, challenged and confused today than they have ever been before. (Obolensky, 2014)

Every leader has a set of challenges and opportunities unique to the company’s history, market segment, customer changes and technology. Every one of them is faced with the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapid globalization of business.

The very concept of globalization is new. The first concept that unfolded as companies began to grow outside of national boundaries was that of the multi-national corporation. In some cases, companies were growing so large that they began to lose a sense of national identity. But there was still a sense of central command and control. Then companies began to “internationalize.”

One of the most important things driving global cooperation is the depth and quality of relationships that exist across a multinational business. It is not uncommon for people from different cultural backgrounds to get along well with each other on the surface; but they often find it harder to establish a deeper emotional connection.

Despite recent increases in leadership development investments, multinational corporations must move beyond the traditional approach – a patchwork of locally deployed programs using generic lecture and case study methods – to maximize impact. More and more leading organizations are discovering the value of deploying consistent, high-impact leadership development on a global basis. As the pace of globalization continues to accelerate, the importance of global leadership development will become more critical to an organization’s success than ever. (Ekelund & Adl, 2015)

Works Cited

Collins, M. (2015, May 6). The Pros And Cons Of Globalization. Retrieved from Forbes: omplexadaptiveleadership.com

Ekelund, H., & Adl, R. (2015). Globalization Demands Consistent Leadership Development. Strategy Made Personal.

Obolensky, N. (2014). Complex Adaptive Leadership. Burlington: Gower Publishing Company.