Leadership In The 21st Century: How The Youths Are Taking Over

The most fascinating thing about the 21st
century is not the cutting edge technology
or innovations, rather the youthful leaders
who are standing to be counted as agents
of change. It used to be a custom for old
Leaders to refer to youth as “the leaders of
tomorrow”.  Today, the case is so much
different. Youthful leaders are now moving
forward and taking the reins of power and
leadership.

21st Century Leadership has more youthful
appeal and transformative power that cuts
across all races, status, and class. The “The
Color of Change: Interethnic Youth
Leadership for the 21st Century” Report
suggests that youth should be the initiators
of change and not just the beneficiaries. So
far so good, youth continue to lead in every
sphere of influence. When we think of
youthful leadership, we think of the Barack
Obama, the President of the US and
Rajoelina of Madagascar once a DJ and part,
but now a sitting president.

Away from the frontiers of power, youth
entrepreneurs also blaze the trail in cutting
edge innovation and technology. Mark
Zuckberger (Facebook) and Mark Cuban are
some of the influential young
entrepreneurs who have used their
knowledge and skills to transform social
media and the internet. These youthful
leaders, with a background in
entrepreneurship, have demonstrated the
will to promote civic engagement and and
provide leadership that will address global
challenges such as poverty and insecurity.
With their optimism and resilience, they
have inspired people to realize their
potential and make effective contribution
whatever they can.

What makes youthful leaders exceptional is
their bold and all-inclusive approach to
social issues and even startups. In the past,
old leaders were disconnected from the
youthful population and therefore they
could not address the issues of the young
and old generation effectively. Now, young
leaders have emerged and they offer a
middle ground to bring to align and bring
the goals and aspiration of the young and
old into realization.

The new generation of young leaders that is
coming up is guiding human humanity to a
better life and future. Taking over the
mantle still remains a challenge, but youth
leadership brings creativity and versatility
in society. Most importantly, it removes the
prejudices and bias that have confined
many people to misconceptions about the
ability of the young entrepreneurs to
succeed or even lead.

The bottom line is that young leadership is
transformational as it instils a sense of
pride and enthusiasm to those being led,
thus allowing them to change and to
embrace positive change.  Above all, 21st
century leaders continue to initiate
transformation and also inspire the masses
to remain committed and loyalty to just
cause.