Leading the Leaders for the Future A transformational opportunity [Paperback]

This book will address the leadership challenge of creating an environment for the development needs of 21st century students. These students need to be globally aware, flexible in approach, and to develop transferable, multi-skills across a wide spectrum of employment opportunities. They also need to be numerate, have highly defined social and communication skills and have an Information and Communication Technology skill base embedded within all that they do.

In order to create the appropriate learning environment, every organisation must address as a first priority the way it is led. Schools must second guess needs for the future and put robust structures in place to facilitate those needs. This book will show how such a culture change is possible, note the barriers encountered and the successes achieved, both within schools and other organisations.

Schools are one member of a group partnership with parents, employers, society and the students themselves - all of whom are charged with making this change happen. For this reason, the book looks at a number of business organisations to see what leadership lessons can be learned by both sides in this process of transformation.

Introduction
Overview: the rapidly changing world of the current century has left key organisations unprepared to meet the challenges ahead. Preparation of people to be able to respond to changing and challenging environments is inadequate and requires a new mind set starting at the earliest stages of education.



Why has leadership had to change to meet the demands of the C21?



What is different?



The change from the old style military command and control mode to:

Transformational leadership

Delegated leadership

Transactional leadership