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Reply to AGEL 1

The leadership landscape of the 20th century was all about reaching the set goals to achieve wealth in a linear fashion (Denning, 2010). Whereas, in the 21st century, the goals are not set in stone for a lack of a better term, they are more fluid and require more time to achieve. Additionally, in the 21st century leaders have noticed and recognized that the people, the planet, and profits are the driving forces towards business survival. This is why it is important to understand that with change comes challenges and barriers that leadership will have to address in order to be successful.

In regards to the types and kinds of change that has contributed to leadership landscape is that of communication and trust. With many uncertainty in the world, it has cause a change in how communication flows and how trust is affected as well. According to Elizabeth Powell, a business management expert, stated that communication was not at the forefront of many corporations because they did not see the benefits of communicating at all levels. But, in recent years many successful executives have realized that open lines of communications has proven to minimize negative trends and it has also allowed for quicker solutions to difficult problems that could cause a company time, money and its survivability in any given market (Hodge, 2002).

In response to effectuating change on leaders. It is about embracing change and making adjustments with changes in the ecosystem. Leaders in the past and present, have become accustomed to doing business a certain way will have to realize that in order to move the business forward, change is inevitable. To illustrate this let’s look at a baseball game, in order to play a game of baseball one needs at a minimal eighteen players with gloves, a baseball and a bat. If any deviation occurs in the composition of the teams or equipment would cause a change. In the 21st century leaders will have to be knowledgeable, flexible, well rounded and have the people skills to handle situations with professionalism and respect. With that being said, the hardest task in the coming years for leaders will be to stay current in all aspects of management and stay grounded as change is inevitable and it is something that is out of one’s control.

Reply to MIFR 1

Leadership landscape has changed drastically since the 20th century. According to Sravani (2016), one of these changes is the organizational structure that has turned more decentralized as well as globalized. At the same time, businesses are more focused on employees as a way of improving their service and product values in addition to steering growth (Sesia, S. & Rossi, 2015). In return, this has created changes in managing of resources, and more so the human resources, as well as the role of culture, technology, and leadership qualities required to lead any organization.

There are challenges in the new roles of management such as adapting to technology, understanding the multiple cultures, shifting from resource and process management to people-centric leadership, and fitting in the new roles that involve leading by example rather than directives (Fournier, 2011).

Reply to TAWO 2

The 20th century leadership landscape was very competitive and profit driven. The 20th century also evolved from an industrial age to an information age. This evolution had effects on how leadership and businesses ran. Compared to the leadership that we know now, it could be considered a cold atmosphere. Businesses were run from the top down and upper management had the final say. With that said, this style of leadership also helped to solidify successful companies where the still are today. The 21st century leadership landscape is much different. Business has become personal and leaders want to make a difference in their industry and the world. Companies are run horizontally, giving those involved the opportunity to voice their opinion and make decisions. We are witnessing companies that were once run with the 20th century state of mind now evolving to the 21st way of leadership. An example of this is Ford Motor Company. This is a company created in the 20th century which has had its ups and downs but has managed to pull through to the 21st century as a successful company. Their new leader Jim Hackett has managed to incorporate strategies such as opportunity, innovation, team building and communication (Bradt, 2017). He is changing the way the business is run. Implementing changes such as this will be difficult for some leaders. Leaders are contending with issues that 20th century leaders never had to. For example, globalization is much different now. Not only do leaders have to adhere to local markets but now they are adhering to foreign markets which can be much different. Also, there are still those that are opposed to change. 21st century leaders will need to find a way to promote the positive effects that come with change. Eventually most will need to come to terms with change because it is here to stay.

Reply to TAHE 2

Dealing with change can be a challenge in any environment. As a leader in the 21st century you are bound to have to deal with change in some way or another; every organization is affected by change. Having strategies in place for the change taking place will help make the transition smooth for the company, you as a leader, and the employees. The first strategy to adapt for change management is to engage the employees in regards to the change taking place. Everyone must be made aware of the change, have time to process it, and have a chance to clear up any misunderstandings (Gilbert, n.d.). It may also be a smart idea to host organization-wide workshops on appropriate change response. Implementing the change can be the hardest task, e-mails, project milestone commemorations, conversations and other channels should be used to remind people why they are expending their hard work on implementing a change (Gilbert, n.d.).

If I were the project director at Coca Cola during the time New Coke was produced I would have eliminated “coke” from the name to make it stand out more as a new product. I would have still marketed and sold the current Coca-Cola as is but also took advantage of the appeal of a new and better product on the market.