3/17/2011

The World Needs Leaders Who Can Empower Rather Than Control

[...] Over the last few decades, leaders have encouraged people to raise the bar of leadership. They have drawn heavily from traditional leadership models and principles, and they have elevated the values of excellence and efficiency. But today's generation of young world-changers has grown skeptical of these values and the leadership principles that produced them. They are increasingly seen as too corporate, too controlling, and the source of too much consumerism.

Today's young generation is hungry for something more than the 15 principles for building a better team or the 21 reasons why you should be a leader. They are not content with just filling a role on a task force for growth. They are hungry for more. They want a voice. They want influence. They are not a generation that is merely content with just receiving a vision; they want to be part of shaping and creating the vision. [...]

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