A few years back, I wrote about leadership and the networked economy. The changes of the past year are accelerating the emergence of the networked economy, and increasing the urgency for the leadership competencies I described in that article.
Two major inflection points have driven the emergence of the networked economy: globalization and the information technology explosion. Together these forces have served as catalysts for the ongoing reconfiguration and restructuring of both industries and organizations worldwide.
As we rethink the essence of leadership going forward, here are seven imperatives to consider:
