The document discusses the need to rethink leadership development for the future. Business models and the workforce are changing rapidly due to new technologies and a globalized world. Traditional leadership programs may not adequately prepare leaders for this volatile environment. Leadership will be required at more levels and partnerships and continuous learning will be key to success. Leadership development must change and adapt to develop leaders ready for the digital age.

2. Developing the capabilities of leaders who will
be taking over responsibility for successful
business outcomes in the future is now at a
critical milestone for our learning community.
The Future of Leadership Development in the Digital Age

3. Here are just a few of the questions we must
answer when developing leaders for the future:
The Future of Leadership Development in the Digital Age

4. What is the implication of the
current business climate for
leadership at all levels?

5. How will technological changes
disrupt and impact business and
challenge our leaders?

6. What knowledge and skills should
be our priority focus?What do we
hold on to from our past programs?
What do we discard?

7. How do we start to think totally
differently about this problem and
solve it?

8. For those of us charged with the responsibility
of developing future leaders, the future is now.
We have a call to action to prepare our
emerging talent to take on leadership positions
at every level of our organizations.
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9. The Business Context
Business models, fueled by technology, are changing faster than we can keep
up.There are disruptors in every area of the business community:
• New Business Models such as Airbnb and Uber
• New Products such as mass production of electric cars (Tesla)
• New Biotech Advances such as 3D printing of organs
A decade ago, none of these new models, product and processes were even
envisioned!
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10. The Business Context
Much of this change in business models is being facilitated by evolving
technology. Consider the following:
• Watson by IBM: an artificial intelligence that has read every paper on cancer ever written and
now partners with doctors to find new solutions
• GitHub: the largest open software library
• Microchips: non-Silicon materials led to exponential growth of computing power Connectivity:by
2020, the number of devices per person will more than double – from 1.7 to 4.3 per person
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11. The Workforce And ‘Work’ is also Changing Rapidly
Changes in the generations are fueling our call to action because of the
limited time people have today to stay in leadership positions within a stable
business climate.
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12. The Workforce And ‘Work’ is also Changing Rapidly
Consider the following:
• Baby Boomer Retirements: In the U.S., 10,000 baby boomers
retire every day. By 2030, all baby boomers (defined as born between
1946 and 1964) will have celebrated their 65th birthday.
The Future of Leadership Development in the Digital Age

13. The Workforce And ‘Work’ is also Changing Rapidly
Consider the following:
• Globalization of the Workforce: Corporations today are managing
a diverse workforce, handling cultural sensibilities and catering to a
varied clientele across the globe. Managing time zones, along with
diverse and remote teams, is considered a major leadership challenge
that will only accelerate.
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14. The Workforce And ‘Work’ is also Changing Rapidly
Consider the following:
• U.S.Workforce Diversity Changes: From 1980 to 2020, the white
working-age population is projected to decline from 82 percent to 63
percent. During the same period, the minority portion of the
workforce is projected to double (from 18 percent to 37 percent), and
the Hispanic/Latino portion is projected to almost triple (from 6
percent to 17 percent).
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15. The Workforce And ‘Work’ is also Changing Rapidly
Consider the following:
• Types of Jobs: Consider that in 2010, the Top 10 jobs in the U.S. did
not even exist in 2004!
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16. The Workforce And ‘Work’ is also Changing Rapidly
What we’ve just reviewed (changing business models, technology and the
geopolitical climate) is not meant to be exhaustive. It is meant simply to help
us attain a common context as we take this journey to develop leaders who
will be grappling with Thomas Friedman’s Age of Accelerations.
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17. Implications for Future Leadership Development
Traditional leadership development programs may not adequately
prepare our leaders for the future.
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18. Leadership will continue to flatten
and be required at every level of
the organization.

19. Partnerships will flourish with
global opportunities to engage
teams of employees and
contractors, and engage third party
relationships to manage non-core
activities.

20. Functional knowledge will serve as
a foundation with strategic business
thinking, adaptability and
continuous learning providing the
keys to success at all levels.

21. We must consider that traditional leadership
development programs may not adequately
prepare our future leaders to be successful in
this volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous
(VUCA) business climate.This means we need
to start looking at leadership development
through a new lens.
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22. Leadership is changing in the digital age, and
leadership development must change as well.
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23. To see our approach for developing leaders prepared for the digital age, read
Future Leadership Development:Transforming Leaders to Excel in the Digital
Age… and Beyond.

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