Integrity is very important in leadership traits. In the issues of effective leadership and power, Nye (2009) analyzes, “networks are replaying hierarchies, and successful leaders are using a more integrative and participatory style that places greater emphasis on the soft power of attraction rather than the hard power of command” (p.1). Nowadays, effective leaders set themselves as the center of the networks with soft power skills (e.g., vision, emotional intelligence, passion, open-minded, and communication). Contextual intelligence (e.g., a broad political skill that lets leaders to combine hard and soft power into smart power), Nye (2009) argues, “will be the key leadership skill in assessing systems, sizing up power relations, discerning trends in the face of complexity and uncertainty...” (p.1). In all, successful and modern leadership will put more upon soft power, however, the reward will belong to leaders with the contextual intelligence to manage the mixture of soft and hard power into smart power (Nye, 2009).
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References
Northouse, P. G. (2007). Leadership theory and practice (4th edition).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Nye, J. (2009, February 18). Smart power. Leadership excellence, 26 (2).
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