Research Paper on:
21st Century Leadership

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changing. Theories of motivation and the need for different changeable structures has change the role and style of leadership. Many different commentators have looked at this subject and defined what  they see as a leader in terms of style and characteristics. In looking at the theories may have strong similarities, but differences also exist. Peter Drucker offers  an insight to leadership in the late twentieth century and their required qualities. He states that a leader can not be defined by present personality types (a theory which was  at loggerheads to scientific management techniques). The main trait he believes is that a leader has followers, sets examples, has responsibilities and therefore will get results (Drucker in Hesselbeinet al,  1997). He further goes on to recognise that a leader will usually submit themselves to a mirror test, continually judging themselves, asking is the person they see in the mirror  every morning the person they want to be (Drucker in Hesselbeinet al, 1997). Charles Handy, another recognised management Guru cites the shortsightedness of todays management, with a constant preoccupation with  the enrichment of the shareholders (Hesselbeinet al, 1997). He argues that whilst businesses dont have a greater goal or cause then it will not see any remarkable leaders, with management  remaining in mediocrity (Hesselbeinet al, 1997). However, it is not only the characteristics and personalities of leaders that are changing, it is the styles and techniques they use, and the  organisational set up in which the leader leads. Sally Helgesen takes this into consideration in her view that a good leader will emerge from the grass roots of an organisation,  her views are also back up by Senge who argues that he has never seen an example of significant progress in a leadership style with the results showing through the