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Voices of the future: Leadership for the 21st century
Author(s) -
Penney Sherry H.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of leadership studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.219
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1935-262X
pISSN - 1935-2611
DOI - 10.1002/jls.20233
Subject(s) - public relations , leadership development , focus (optics) , sociology , political science , leadership , leadership studies , leadership style , management , economics , physics , optics
This article discusses leadership from the point of view of Generations X and Y (primarily X)—what kind of leaders do they want to be? What leadership qualities/behaviors do they see as important? What challenges do they see facing leaders of the future? The article also discusses what organizations need to do to attract and retain Generation X. The research is based on surveys, interviews, and focus groups with over 300 young professionals in the greater Boston region. The findings come from the recent book Next Generation Leadership: Insights from Emerging Leaders (Penney & Neilson, 2010).