Leadership Challenges in Today’s World

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Leadership Challenges In Today’s World Marvin Gilbert BUS 117: Introduction to Organizational Dynamics Instructor Gwendolyn Wiggins April 29, 2013 Leadership Challenges In Today’s World In today's business world, there are many challenges that an organization faces on a daily basis. The organization’s leadership must meet these challenges, head on. Many times, how a company handles these challenges is a direct reflection of how the leadership manages those trials. One of the biggest challenges of in any company is whether to employ the team decision making process, instead of allowing an individual to make to same decision. Additional concerns may include implementing change into the corporation and dealing with those that may be opposed to those changes. Being a leader is in itself a challenge. The measure of any leader is how well he can deal with the constant succession of crises and minor annoyances that threaten the mission of his group. If he is able to solve problems, take advantage of opportunities, and resolve conflict with an air of calm and a minimum of fuss, most of the issues are hardly noticeable to anyone else. When the leadership does not effectively meet these struggles, the effects are felt through the entire company. We've all seen examples of this, in organizations where everyone, from the director to the custodian, has a constantly worried look, and news is passed in whispers. When people feel that leaders are stressed or unsure, they themselves become stressed or unsure as well, and the emphasis of the group moves from its mission to the current worrisome situation. The work of the group suffers. How a leader handles their own limitations is often the difference between the success and failure of the organization. Fear, lack of confidence, insecurity, impatience, intolerance (all can act as barriers to

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