Twelve Strategic Leadership Competencies for the 21st Century Leaders

Twelve Strategic Leadership Competencies for the 21st Century Leaders

Linda A. Heindl | 2017

Abstract

Strategic leadership competencies are leadership skills and behaviors that encourage superior performance. By using a competency-based system of strategic leadership, organizations should be able to distinguish and develop their next generation of strategic leaders. The importance of strategic leadership competencies and skill development promotes better leadership for the 21^st-century leaders.Nevertheless, skills needed for a specific position may change depending on the specific leadership level in the organization. By using a competency approach, organizations can determine what positions at which levels require specific competencies. Therefore, the overall structure of using a competency approach is divided into twelve important competencies for leading the organization, leading the self, and leading others in the organizations are listed below:

1. Building Strategic Partnership
2. Setting a Vision and Goal Outlook
3. Making and Managing Change
4. Solving Problems Productively
5. Supporting Teams’ Empowerment
6. Building Teams’ Direction
7. Influencing Factors in Organizational Learning
8. Building and Maintaining an Effective Organizational Culture
9. Designing a Strategy and Structure
10. Seizing Risks
11. Consulting and Conducting Conflict Management
12. Producing Effective Communication

Before we start focusing on those twelve strategic leadership competencies for the 21^stcentury, I want to delve into three major areas: evaluating the 21^st-century, projections for the 21^stcentury, and characteristics of projections for the 21^st-century that are becoming the front-runners for these twelve strategic leadership competencies.