THE TIME HAS COME TO LEAD DIFFERENTLY FROM THE WAY YOU WERE LED

Abstract

AbstractThe authors have been thought partners and collaborators for nearly a decade. Their article describes new models of leadership, built on modern mindsets that hold relevance in a world trying to navigate the pandemic and post‐pandemic eras. At the beginning, they claim: “Despite the many remarkable advances in our increasingly digital economy, the relationship between employer and worker remains deeply rooted in an industrial age model that extracts ‐ if not outright exploits ‐ human labor.” The first figure, about how we pick leaders, contrasts old and new models. For instance, within selection criteria, the old model is “best technical expertise, longest tenure, etc.,” while the new model is “best human skills, connector, coach.” For “motivation with,” old: “domination, fear” and new: “Inspiration, Caring, Love.” While introducing their figure 4, they write, “To be successful in this forever changed, post‐pandemic world of work, leaders must make four fundamental shifts, adapting their mindset, culture, approach, and behavior to meet the newly empowered workforce.” For instance, mindset moves from “managing process,” to “enabling (people) success.” Culture moves from “peers as competitors” to “peers as collaborators.” Approach moves from “extrinsic pressure” to “intrinsic motivation.” Behavior moves from “productivity through fear,” to “effectiveness through inspiration.”