A Change model for 21st Century Leaders: The Essentials

Abstract

Leaders in all fields today, are being charged to develop and communicate a guiding vision for their organizations while being attuned to their own strengths/weaknesses and the needs of their followers. The 21st century presents a culture of change and leaders need to have a sound understanding of the complex organizational change process to lead a successful change. The aim of this paper is to present an organizational change model that discusses leaders through learning and visioning, and shared leadership. The paper discusses practical ways in eight essential steps that leaders in the 21st century need to consider in leading change in organizations in business and education.