Future ready leadership competencies

Abstract

In a world characterized by disruptive change, a reduced time to market for products and services, rapid technological changes and risks posed by environment challenges, new and different approaches to leading organizations will be required. The Conference Board study on CEO challenges 2017 highlights attraction and retention of top talent as among the top challenges they face. To cope with talent shortage and demands of alternate ways of leading, firms have resorted to hiring talent from the external labour market to fill internal positions. This is not a sustainable option for the long term given the challenges of socialisation and culture building. Some of the questions that confront leaders as they look in to the future are.................