[Solution] Emerging Approaches to Leadership
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Author: Sarah Bennett
Strategic Leadership
To be successful, the organization must align its strategy with its environment, and leaders are responsible for having a vision of how the organization can best react to and drive environmental change.
Requirements for Effective Strategic Leadership
- Thorough knowledge of organization's history and culture
- Deep understanding of current and future environmental trends
- Ability to analyze organizational alignment
- Capability to improve environmental alignment
Which of the following must a manager do to be an effective strategic leader? Check all that apply:
- Set challenging goals and express confidence in subordinates
- Interact fluently with diverse people and communities
- Seek to improve organizational alignment with environment
View Explanation
Strategic leadership concerns organizational alignment with internal and external environments. It requires understanding the organization's position relative to its environment and ability to drive strategic change when needed. Multicultural fluency is essential as the environment becomes increasingly global and diverse.
While setting challenging goals is important for leadership generally, it isn't specific to strategic leadership.
