New Age Leadership: A Perspective From Gen Z & Millennials
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.58213/vidhyayana.v10isi3.2243Keywords:
Leadership Styles, New Age Leadership, Gen Z & Millennials, Leadership skills, Change managementAbstract
True leaders and effective leadership methods are essential to navigate challenging times. A leader for the next century would be someone who could deal with any situation while still moving forward and finding a way. With the evolution of leadership styles over time, there has been a shift in the prerequisites for leaders, resulting in the concept of New Age Leaders.
An examination of leadership theory suggests numerous significant new directions for leadership practice in the future. To function effectively, the new leader will need to rely on a variety of new attributes. The new leader must be inventive, prepared to take calculated chances, and extremely adaptable to change. Furthermore, he or she must be eager to delegate authority and prioritise creativity. The new leader must embody the organization’s values, goals, and culture, as well as have a solid understanding of the external forces that influence the company.
Millennials and Generation Z account for around 50% of the modern workforce. Although these generations’ expectations of the workplace are similar, younger employees are still forming “new norms” for what to expect from their employers. The article investigates the type of leadership pattern that Gen Z and Millennials seek, as well as how new-age leaders’ competencies will affect the modern workforce.
This has resulted in the birth of concepts such as Learning Organisations and Change Management, as well as how these frameworks have influenced leaders to improve their leadership skills.
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