Forecasting the Manager Role for the Next 20 Years: Leadership and Management

The Next Twenty Years 

Over the next ten years, the manager’s position will change in many ways. Hajkowicz et al. claim that more needs to be done to take advantage of the development and effects of artificial intelligence, improved connectivity, and efficient communication systems (7). Within the next 5 to 20 years, slowly evolving megatrends will likely change the business environment. Given the growth of peer-to-peer marketplaces like Freelancer, Task Rabbit, and Upwork, among other platforms, employment models may change (Hajkowicz et al. 7). The Internet of Things (IoT) also improves business operations (Hajkowicz et al. 18). Additionally, managers now have the chance to hire thanks to digital technology internationally (Hajkowicz et al. 91). Therefore, to meet global expectations, future leaders must be equipped to manage a technologically oriented workforce and to lead diverse, intercultural teams.

Five Key Leadership Behaviors as Identified by James Kouzes and Barry Posner’s

To accomplish the goals of the organization, employees need assistance. Managers can create and put into practice strategies that help employees achieve their goals. Five essential traits for effective leaders are established by James Kouzes and Barry Posner (Bateman et al., “Chapter 12” 4).

According to the authors, an effective leader must be able to question working methods and aid subordinates in comprehending them. A leader should encourage stakeholders to share a common vision to provide a strategic direction for achieving anticipated deliverables. He or she should give others a chance to participate, a quality that inspires confidence in workers. A leader also lays out a path for others to follow. Lastly, an effective leader inspires workers to overcome obstacles at work (Bateman et al., “Chapter 12,” 4).

Leadership Effectiveness According to Fiedler’s Contingency Model

According to Fiedler’s contingency leadership model, a leader’s effectiveness is influenced by two key elements, including their style and the degree to which their environment can give them the power to exert control and influence (Bateman et al., “Chapter 12” 19). An illustrated situational analysis table and the appropriate response style used in a situation are used to operationalize the theory. The three questions are…