Title: Effective leadership in the 21st century: leveraging exemplary leadership models to achieve goals

Authors: Seun Faluyi; Jet Mboga

Addresses: Business Administration Department, Uncaf University, 12349, Berlin, Germany ' Management & International Business, Commonwealth University of PA, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, USA

Abstract: This study focuses on modern competitive advantage strategies and effective leadership paradigms. The need for diversity and inclusion in leadership, the implementation of ethical leadership and teamwork practices in businesses, and the significance of these behaviours are all examined in the author's qualitative research, which employs the grounded theory methodology. The results show leaders who exhibit emotional intelligence, clear communication, and decisive action in the complex 21st-century business environment successfully lead their teams. The study was limited to qualitative investigation using grounded theory and the presentation of practical leadership qualities among leaders in the 21st century.

Keywords: leadership; traits; strategy; diversity; inclusion; emotional intelligence; ethics; communication.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCLM.2025.144701

International Journal of Complexity in Leadership and Management, 2025 Vol.4 No.1, pp.65 - 82

Received: 16 Jun 2023
Accepted: 01 Apr 2024
Published online: 27 Feb 2025 *

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