Culture and Leadership: Transformative Leaders Wanted

In the past decade, the social sector has entered an impressive phase of innovation and growth. New people, new models, and new organizations are all changing the game, transforming the social ecosystem. With the transformative growth of the sector, leadership is all the more critical. Growing social needs and other factors are creating a leadership deficit in the non-profit sector. Many solutions are being worked on to increase the quantity and quality of non-profit leaders. However, the world needs, above all, leaders who can lead transformational change in their organizations and the social sector. Many social issues of the day require transformative change, rather than mere social remedies. Transformative leaders need to be able to address the challenges of the new environment and cultural change with appropriate leadership strategies. The chapter introduces the two brand new sources of such leaders who hold promise: Business Leaders who are crossing over into truly problem-solving philanthropy, and Social Entrepreneurs engaged in pattern change.