A Comprehensive Model of 21st Century Leadership

Abstract

Leadership is ubiquitous yet nebulous. Every human in some or other settings plays leadership roles to some extent. It makes the difference between success and failure of a nation or even an organization. Form prehistoric time experts has been trying to understand and explain leadership, however, differences in opinion and isolated ideas failed to demonstrated a comprehensive process of leadership that make an ordinary person a leader or an ordinary leader an effective leader. Comprehensive leadership model tries to portray a complete view of leadership that integrates all the isolated opinions of experts that can be generalized in different perspective. Under this model leadership constitute of four building blocks: traits & style, wisdom, media effects and followers. In the first cycle of the model through these building blocks an ordinary person becomes a leader. To become effective leader one needs consistent repeated performances. However, there are some impediments that hinder consistent performance. Learning to cope up with the barriers may lead a person to become an effective leader.

Keywords: Leadership, Role of Media, 21st Century, Modern