Future

HE challenges faced by strategic leaders in implementing complex and longrange consequential decisions demand
that they be sophisticated with respect to issues of leadership, power and influence. The changes that are shaping the nature of work in today'scomplexorganizations require that we develop the political will, expertise and personal skills to become more flexible, innovative and adaptive. Without political awareness and skill, we face the inevitable prospect of becoming immersed in bureaucratic infighting, parochial. (narrow minded) politics and destructive power struggles, which greatly retard organizational initiative, innovation, morale and performance Making organizations more innovative, responsive and responsible requires focusing on a number of leadership, power and influence issues The issues influence developing teams at the strategic ~evel, as well as managing organizational processes linked to values and ethics, organizational culture, visioning and the management of change.