Carlton is a young manager in a family business. He reflects that he is lucky to have had a family business to join but he also recognises that he developed a strong work ethic and understanding of the businesses by working in it both on the operational side and on the administrative side. He is a strong leader of a successful team but notes that he has had to manage people who are much older than him with more experience. This challenge isn’t isolated to family businesses. In organisations around the world there is an emergence of competent young leaders ready to positively disrupt traditional ways of doing things. Businesses are actively seeking young people with excellent leadership potential who can lead themselves and others effectively.
There are lots of studies that try to pinpoint what makes a really effective leader. And when we say lots, we mean loads… trust us we read them. They tend to come to very similar conclusions. We bet you can guess what they are.
