Responsible Leadership

Abstract

This article identifies leadership styles that naturally emerge in global networking nowadays. Specifically, regional and national features, together with current opportunities and challenges, are analyzed in detail, leading to frameworks for approaching such events without negatively impacting upon staff productivity and creativity. Specific behavioral codes and cultural heritage issues are taken into account in developing certain schemes for competence levels in multinational companies. A clearly delineated section is dedicated to the modalities in which the didactic process and professors as role models can contribute to the professional development of business students, by providing periodical favorable contexts for sharing best practice on this topic. Proficient leadership does not stem from chance or the right connections to get to the highest level of an organization, and has very little to do with opportunity. True leadership involves management and knowledge in the field, certain traits of character and temperament – role model assets, and hard work with vision. Effective leaders prove extensive life experience and the ability to focus their teams’ interests away from conflict and towards results, providing progress opportunities as well as constructive approaches. Business Studies departments must simultaneously give scientific training, life-long learning abilities, character building and systematic cultivation of effective and persuasive communication skills.