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Leadership's 21st Century Business Model

Dr. Al Coke

The major building blocks of management science have been shattered over the last decade.

Traditional models are not bad - they just don't work anymore.
Every model we learned about business has been challenged.
The proposed replacement models cannot be validated.
Therefore, every model is suspect.

These foundation blocks include leadership theories, concepts, and applications. The bottom line is that leadership as described at the turn of the 20th Century simply will not work when applied directly to the 21st Century conditions. Those models were right for their day but a new era has dawned. It is time to rise to the new situation.

A canvas of major management materials leads us to the conclusion that a sound business leadership applications model can be built from what we have learned in this shifting scenario. The proposed model is based on five items:

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