bmgt 485 week 8

Are you the leader of tomorrow?

Re�ection

Skills and Characteristics

References

Week 8: Tomorrow's Leader

Skill #10: Learn self-re�ection

Lesson 1 of 3

Re�ection

We do not learn from experience; we learn from re�ecting on experience.

John Dewey

In the last seven weeks, we have spent a great deal of time examining the leader/manager of

today. We have reviewed the skills and challenges they must address to be successful. The

�nal skill that is important for a leader is self-re�ection. Every leader needs to notice their

own fears, shortcomings, and need for improvement. Moreover, noting these fears and

shortcomings is not enough. A leader must seek feedback from others about areas of

improvement from those above them in the organization and those below. Finally, a leader

must re�ect on the actions they can take to improve. 

Read this article regarding di�erent facts that leaders should re�ect on. Although this article

is older, think about what it forecasts for the future and whether or not those forecasts were

realized. How doe these re�ections a�ect leadership?

Remote Workers in the 21st Century

The workforce has changed due to COVID-19, and many people have started working from

home due to this virus and the dangers of working in o�ces with other people present.

However, many people were working from home even before this. Even in 2018, according to

Michael Guta, approximately 55% of remote workers say they work remotely 100% of the

time, while 28% worked remotely as well as coming in to an o�ce or other site to work. It

would be interesting to see how these numbers have changed since COVID-19.

Lesson 2 of 3

Skills and Characteristics

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Peter Drucker

The Anywhere Workers - Remote work & Digital Nomad St…

This article discusses the top 15 skills and characteristics of a 21st century manager, including:

1. Management skills and abilities

2. Maintaining a healthy relationship with employees

3. Ability to learn from their mistakes

4. Delivering creative approach

5. Ability to navigate

6. They should be empathetic in nature

7. They should be able to correct themselves

8. Managers should present a win-win situation for both the stakeholders and the employees

It also discusses the skills needed for a 21st century leader, including:

1. Better understanding of a cultural change

2. Excellent digital and technological understanding

3. Deliberate e�orts of the division

4. Analytical skills

5. Overcoming barriers

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6. Able to understand the use of online networks

7. Pay attention to detail and think out of the box

Read through the entire article for more information about these skills and characteristics

This article discusses the top 10 skills that are going to be needed in the 2020 workforce. Leaders will need to fully understand the importance and applicability of these skills:

1. Complex problem solving

2. Critical thinking

3. Creativity

4. People management

5. Coordinating with others

6. Emotional intelligence

7. Judgment and decision making

8. Service orientation

9. Negotiation

10. Cognitive �exibility

Review the entire article to learn more about each of these skills and why they are important to the 2020 workforce.

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Lesson 3 of 3

References

Gray, A. (2016). The 10 skills you need to thrive in the fourth industrial revolution.

World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/the-10-skills-

you-need-to-thrive-in-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/

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Guta, M. (2018). 55% of remote workers now telecommute full time, survey says.

https://smallbiztrends.com/2018/08/2018-remote-working-statistics.html 2

Marr, B. (2016). 20 mind-boggling facts every business leader must re�ect on

now. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/11/01/20-mind-

boggling-facts-every-business-leader-must-re�ect-on-now/?sh=5a6184ad20dc

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Reddy, C. (2020). 21st century manager: Top 15 skills and characteristics.

https://content.wisestep.com/21st-century-manager/ 4