Sustainable Leaders - Responsible Action: A Call for Courage During a Crisis of Confidence

摘要

The recent global financial crisis and ensuing recessions placed a premium on strong, effective and "sustainable" leadership, with sustainable defined as "engaging over an extended period in the process of influencing . . . individuals to achieve a common goal through cooperative effort." Even more important, leaders need to be responsible, to take responsible actions, but definitions of these concepts are less precise. This Delphi study employing an expert panel of 10 sustainable leaders sheds light on responsible behaviors, including these major constructs: gets results, executes strategies and change, is decisive, and has a solid work ethic. A next step for leaders is to integrate these and other responsible behaviors to help resolve global problems, particularly crises of confidence.