I. J. of Business & Management Research
Commentary Article | 
Hyper-Leading in an era of Hyper-Change
Author(s) : Dr. Linda Ellington
Publisher : FOREX Publication
Published : 30 July 2021
e-ISSN : 2347-4696
Page(s) : 268-273
Abstract
It is change, continuing change, inevitable change that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without considering not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be. One of the key challenges for future leaders is to effectively and constructively lead change that is taking place both within organizations and in the broader social and political spheres. It is not past patterns of change that matter, it is that the nature of change is changing. As hyper-change alters the governing domain, leaders will be forced to change the ways they govern and lead – enter hyper-leaders.
This article was written with three goals in mind: 1) to introduce strategies for an emerging style of leader; one who realizes that leadership is on the line and who must survive and thrive through the dangers of change, 2) to respond to a sansdemic drought, 3) to take notice of opportunities that act as accelerants to change which simply speed up the effects of a more nefarious and long-term volatile world.
Keywords: Hyper-Leading, Hyper-Change, Sansdemic drought , Screenagers, Leadership disruption, Humanocracy, Design thinking, Adaptive leading, Growth-Mindset
Dr. Linda Ellington, Professor of Business, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, USA ; Email: l.ellington@snhu.edu
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Dr. Linda Ellington (2021), Hyper-Leading in an era of Hyper-Change. IJBMR 9(3), 268-273. DOI: 10.37391/IJBMR.090304.