As a new generation of leaders enters the workforce, what they have to say about leadership matters. Their values and ideas will soon drive innovation and progress in an increasingly competitive global climate. Here for the first time those thoughts are outlined and their voices heard.Sherry H. Penney and Patricia Akemi Neilson at the Center for Collaborative Leadership are actively involved in reaching out to the leadership of tomorrow and listening to these remarkable individuals. The voices of nearly 300 emerging leaders are captured here as the authors look at the important ways in which Generations X and Y will transform leadership, including how:

• Collaboration will replace the former top-down leadership model
• Cultural diversity will add value to organizations
• Corporate social responsibility is a necessary ingredient for organizational success
• Family friendly policies will permeate the workplaceEffective leaders are needed now and in the future and these emerging leaders are ready for the challenge.

This book brings together the stories and ideas of the future from a survey of nearly 300 emerging leaders to get their points of view and thoughts about how organizations need to change in order to develop effective leaders of tomorrow.