Leadership Evolution
Leadership at the corporate level has evolved over time. There has been a noticeable shift from what was previously autocratic leadership to the current directive leadership. According to a study conducted by the Centre for Creative Leadership (CCL), 83 percent of all executives polled agreed that the notion of leadership has changed and evolved through the years. The evolution of leadership can be traced to changes in the state of technology as well as changes in people's attitudes. Many leaders at the different organization have been forced to adapt to the changes so as to facilitate the best outcome for their organizations (Derungs, 2014).
Changing Workplace
The workplace has drastically changed and has been accompanied by both opportunities and also challenges. Leadership has moved away from the previous environment of team-ness to a present environment that focuses on an individual's contribution. The current form of leadership, work is still being achieved in teams, but the teams that have been selected will consist of unique people who collaborate to make sure that an assignment is completed. In this situation, the energy comes from the individual people rather than the influence of external leaders.
Shift in Workers Attitude
Leadership has been forced to take a different turn because of the shift in workers attitude; the majority of employees are Generation X (the people in their early thirties and twenties). This category of workers is quite self-motivated and independent than their predecessors. These categories of people want a work environment where they are centered on self-leadership, have more power and are in control. The highest productivity is portrayed by these individuals if they have resources required, they have knowledge of the required results, and they are left all alone to come up with the results (Derungs, 2014). Generation x indeed have a unique attribute because they are irritated by a supervisory form of leadership.
Transformation Leadership in Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola is one of the companies that have undergone transitions in the past years. In 2016 a major announcement aimed at reshuffling the management so as to bring in some of the most vibrant leaders. The new management was put in place to transform the policies and leadership styles and steer the organization to the path of prosperity. The company has been facing leadership challenge approach, therefore, leading to a decline in the companies in consumption of its commodities.
Continuous Innovation in Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola has managed to survive in this dynamic environment because of its ability to transform its leadership and systematically deliver and innovate newer commodities. The emerging leaders in this company have come up with different ways to rebrands its processes to win over the millennial leaders. The millennials are striving hard to change the world with the intention of aligning the new set of values. The power of these individuals tends to have an incredible power that is capable of swaying opinions, topple the government and even start a movement. The key to any business to remain relevant in this dynamic environment is to continuously innovate commodities, share the same values that the millennials have and be nimble.
Five Critical Areas of Transformation in Coca-Cola
The transforming management has focused on five critical areas to remain relevant. These areas include; consumer, equipment, products, partnerships and packaging. The transformative leadership has made it. The internal structures have also restructured to take into account the new generation. The changes that have been made in this organizations seems to be bearing fruits because the sales have been seen to be continuous increases ("Special Issue Leadership Journal: Indigenous Leadership," 2014).
Leadership Transformation in Apple
Apple is another company that has undergone leadership transformation in the in the world. Immediately after Steve Jobs stepped down as the CEO, Tim Cook took over to lead the company to greater prosperity. During Steve jobs, reign Apple had the foundation as one of the most influential company on the planet the world was however changing, and there was a call for a newer form of leadership to lead the country in a newer age (Gent, 2014).
Participative Leadership at Apple
The new CEO introduced a new form of leadership that saw the country gain new ground regarding employee recognition and motivation. The CEO also came up with an improved technology that was consistency with millennials requirement. The working environment also drastically changed the previous CEO had relied on authentic leadership, but once Tim Cook took over, the workplace was modified to a more participative one. This was a bold move because it enhanced employee's participation and morale leading to increased innovation. The global sales of the company also rose.
Conclusion
In conclusion, in the current workplace, there has been a shift from the previous authoritarian form of leaders who believed in following strict rules to a more participative form of leadership. The evolution of leadership styles can be felt all over the world. In the world today the agility is one of the major characteristics that leaders should have. The most effective form of leadership at present carefully take into consideration what the end product is. The present leaders as compared to the past leaders understand that resource is limited- capital and people.
References
Derungs, I. (2014). Trans-cultural leadership for transformation (1st ed.). [Place of publication not identified]: Palgrave Macmillan.
Gent, E. (2014). News: Apple iPhone6 and Apple Watch finally unveiled. Engineering & Technology, 9(9), 12-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/et.2014.0904
Special Issue Leadership Journal: Indigenous Leadership. (2014). Leadership, 10(2), 263-265. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1742715014530196
