{"id":47795,"date":"2022-08-24T15:17:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T13:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=47795"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:28:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T12:28:57","slug":"the-leadership-landscape-has-shifted-are-you-keeping-up-with-the-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/the-leadership-landscape-has-shifted-are-you-keeping-up-with-the-change\/","title":{"rendered":"The Leadership Landscape Has Shifted. Are You Keeping Up With the Change?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the space of just a few years, the professional world has turned upside down. Sudden changes in how, when, and where we work have forced a reevaluation of \u2018business as usual\u2019 and redefined decades-old concepts, ranging from the nine-to-five and the daily commute, to the corporate ladder<\/a> and even the idea of the career itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaders have not gone unaffected by this disruption. In the face of this widespread uncertainty, they\u2019re increasingly expected to be managers of change<\/a>, cultivators of culture, connectors of remote teams, a source of support and answers, and alleviators of anxiety. In line with this, a new GetSmarter survey of 1,272 people from 103 countries<\/strong> reveals that no fewer than 87% of respondents have shifted their perspective on leadership in recent years. This includes seasoned leaders who have overseen teams for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four in five professionals with over 15 years of management experience agree that the leadership landscape has fundamentally changed.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n

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Explore the meaning of this change for you and your leadership style \u2013 and uncover tools and tips for how best you should navigate it \u2013 in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is leadership in a changing landscape?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Organizational leadership has typically been equated with higher-level employees making executive decisions, setting goals, and providing direction to the rest of the team.1<\/sup> Most companies have traditionally tended towards this hierarchical, autocratic approach, whereby the CEO or their equivalent charts an overall course for the rest to follow.2<\/sup> As a result, leadership has long been associated with authority and the transaction of punishment and reward \u2013 viewed as a position of power to be reached by only a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But occupying a leadership role is not the same thing as leading \u2013 and anyone has the capacity to develop the skills to excel in the latter.3<\/sup> Where once leadership simply looked like a title to be attained, today, 89% of GetSmarter respondents believe that it\u2019s an ongoing, dynamic process<\/strong>. And as many as 92% agree that leadership should no longer be regarded purely as an end destination, but as a journey of continual learning, reflection, and development<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In other words, leadership isn\u2019t merely about telling people what to do, but curating an environment \u2013 for oneself and for others \u2013 in which continuous learning can take root and thrive. Deborah Ancona, Faculty Director in the Leadership in an Exponentially Changing World online short course<\/a> from the MIT Sloan School of Management, explains how leading in an uncertain and volatile world requires continuous learning and adaptation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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