"Energy is the carrier wave of change (Pater, 2015)." Leaders modulate the carrier wave to move the organization through the spectrum. This modulation requires change and pulse energy for the company to produce, that is a leader’s job. This change is both necessary and continual. A constant shift in consciousness strengthens our capacity to adapt, it unlocks the complexity of leadership, supporting our new adaptive strategies.
This shift in consciousness gives leaders today a complex system even before they "take the seat." Forming a new modulation to the wave form, becoming adaptive to the spectrum. Adaption of modern leaders is essential for survival (Wayne, 2018). New leaders today have instant communication with virtually any subject matter expert they might need. In the past, leaders did not have this instant relationship power. Author, Annabel Beerel writes in her book, Leadership and Change Management, that in order to survive companies should ensure the relationship power (Beerel, 2009). Relationship power can come in many forms one of those is change and change management in new leaders. Leadership in the modern era is not a single "King" commanding the monarchy rather it is living organism that contains many different components of the network (which of course could be guided, mentored and driven by a senior person).
Leadership is no longer contain in a vacuum and in order to unlock the potential leaders need to recognize that they are not alone, leaders are held up by others. Leaders build their webs throughout their life, those trusted advisors that support them. Even the highest office in the United States government is not "ruled" by one single person, the president office of the United States has gone through many evolutions from leading the 13 colonies to leading in the 21st century. The presidency is larger than just one person, the president is the director, the facilitator, the chief adaptor and national representative through complex process of government (Wayne, 2018). Theories of leadership have varied greatly over the last few centuries that have tried to encompass this paradigm shift, one of the newest theories is Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS). Future leaders, high school, colleges students, and even new military recruits apply this theory everyday (unknowingly). They are weaving, forging and molding their complex system.
Strategies are inherently complex, adaptive and carried out by leaders that thrive in that environment. Strategies that allow for new modulation scheme are more relevant, prevalent and inspiring. Companies have to complex strategies that are open-minded and malleable to the demand signal. For example, Apple for example was a a small computer company in 1976, and struggle to get out Microsoft shadow. It did not hold a corner of the market and leaders seemed to be one step behind. It was not until 2003 timeframe, when the company reinvented itself and became the world leaders in mobile digital music. Steve jobs, broaden the scope of Apple, he opened the world to new ways of mobile music, smart phones and tablets (Air, 2012). Companies like Apple and Jobs work together to create a giant company that is interwoven in the fabric of this century.
While I do not purpose that the I will ever run a company as large as Apple, I can use visionary leadership to shape the consciousness of my own organization. I can rely on the complexities that do happen to help guide, mentor and develop my own replacements. For example I recently went to the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA). During my time there, I meet new people and expanded my social network of leadership by 25%, in fact to put this another way, my LinkedIn network increase by 125 people. I almost immediately started to reach out to those folks cutting my list to those "could help" and those "that just wanted to connect." In regard to the former, we did not even make it back to base before we started to rely on each other’s values, opinions and advise. Social networks give me virtual boards of directors from finance to operations, I realized how important that social strength was to me and my leadership growth. I am bombarded with opinions and can instantly reach out to subject matter experts to help with any situation. This does not make me a weak leader instead it puts me in a position to drop the charade of leadership and accept better ways and feedback. The energy of an organization is a wave, that is begging to be modulated.
References
Beerel, A. (2009). Leadership and change management. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com
Nair, P. B., & Leng, Q. A. (2012). The sweet and sour apple: Thecase of CEO strategies at apple inc. Vidwat, 5(1), 21.
Pater, R. (2015). Advanced culture change leadership. Professional Safety, 60(9), 24-26. Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/docview/1709999607?accountid=27203
Wayne, S. J. (2018). Presidency, the. In S. Bronner (Ed.), Encyclopedia of American studies. MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/jhueas/presidency_the/0?institutionId=951
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