How transformational leadership is essential during Covid-19

How transformational leadership is essential during Covid-19

Lately, I've been doing a lot of reading around what leaders can expect in 2021, from McKinsey and BCG to Harvard Business Review and everything in between. It's a no-brainer when you think about how 2021 is panning out for many parts of the world, Middle East included. Even though there is optimism about the future, the underlying uncertainty is a constant worry for business leaders. 2020, in the business context emerged as an epic test for the leaders across countries where they have had to cope with extraordinary demands. Because there's nothing that would have prepared them for what is happening. Quite disturbingly but perhaps not entirely surprisingly, traditional approaches to leadership development haven't kept pace with the kinds of complexities we now face. Dede Henley, a leadership strategy coach and expert says that currently, fewer than 18 per cent of leaders have the qualities of mind to optimally lead in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments (Hall & Rowland, 2016). Clearly 'transformation' is the need of the hour. But why should leaders choose to transform? Because any modern leadership journey must start with self-reflection? Leaders are finding themselves leading in a very different world, one for which