Be like water: the new leadership paradigm

We are seeing the end of the old model of leadership, which dominates by force and tries to control. The new world requires leaders to be adaptable - and the most successful ones will be masters not of dominance but resilience

Jack Welch was chairman of GE for 20 years: in a changing world, is he still a role model for leaders? Picture: Getty

When discussing the challenges facing business leaders, it seems almost de rigueur nowadays to talk about the level of change organisations are facing.

The challenge to equip leaders to build the future in these uncertain times is certainly daunting, with seismic geopolitical shifts (in this context, the Donald Trump administration seems to be the gift that keeps on giving), disruptive technological change (how many of us even fully understand the implications of bitcoin, ...