Want to be a Great Business Leader in 5 Years? Master These 4 Skills

By Brian GormanPublished On: October 23rd, 2017

As change practitioners, this LinkedIn post provides perspective on two important topics: the top challenges facing our organizations’ leaders over the next five years, and the skills they need to address them.

On the challenge side, Paul Petrone identifies the market; the talent market (both recruiting and learning); and maintaining personal wellness. Both the dynamics of the market and the changing workforce increase the need for our skills as our clients work to address shifting demands. For those of us who serve as trusted advisors to leaders, we should not hesitate to ensure that we are intentionally supporting their commitment to personal wellness.

Petrone interviewed business leaders to identify the skills required to address these challenges. They are:

Purpose: Finding and maintaining a sense of purpose, and infusing that throughout the company
Empowering Employees: “The best people today want ownership over their roles, purpose in their work and learning opportunities to advance their career.”
A bias for learning: The future is unpredictable, but will continue to be driven by change; learning is required to continue adapting and to continue adapting the company.
Social media: Having a presence allows communication of the purpose, and the brand, both internally and in the market; social media is increasingly the communication medium of the workforce.

Leaders who embody these skills are going to continue driving change…in themselves, in their leadership teams, and throughout their organizations. Again, wherever we are in the organization, our role is one of support for the success of those changes. And again, for those who are practicing at the senior levels, our role is to ensure that our clients know, and continue to develop, these skills.

https://learning.linkedin.com/blog/future-skills/want-to-be-a-great-business-leader-in-5-years–master-these-4-sk

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About the Author: Brian Gorman

Brian Gorman is the Managing Editor of Change Management Review™. In this capacity he regularly curates articles of importance to our readership; contributes original writing; hosts podcasts; and works with guest authors. For more than five decades Brian has been engaged in—and a student of—change at the personal, organizational, and societal levels. During this time, he has worked with both individuals and organizations (ranging from solo practitioners to Fortune 100 businesses), guiding them through a wide array of challenges. Decades of experience have given him a deep appreciation of the universal patterns that underlie successfully navigating even the most difficult changes. In addition to his work as our Managing Editor, Brian is a transformation coach, supporting both individual and organizational change. Brian is committed to passing his “lessons learned” on to others, so that their change journeys can advance more smoothly. He is a frequent workshop facilitator and public speaker. Brian is the author of “The Hero and the Sherpa,” a chapter in the online Handbook of Personal and Organizational Transformation (Springer Publishing; Judi Neal, Editor). He also has an extensive library of blog posts, articles, and videos on the change journey, including “The Ten Most Important Lessons I Have Learned Over 50 Years of Engaging Change.” Mr. Gorman’s formal education includes a BA in Cultural Anthropology from Syracuse University, an MA in Higher Education Administration from the University of Texas, San Antonio and an MA in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma. Brian is an International Coach Federation (ICF) certified coach, and is an active member in the New York City chapter. Brian is also a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and the Gay Coaches Alliance.