{"id":319,"date":"2019-01-18T09:21:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T09:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emarkets.com.server.digiteck.in\/wrdpress\/?p=319"},"modified":"2023-11-16T15:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T09:40:00","slug":"leadership-in-the-age-of-post-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speakin.co\/edit\/leadership-in-the-age-of-post-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership in the Age of Post-Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"fff31b069dab2d4baa9938924ee8e97c\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8586106947150931\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4223625083\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Leadership has acquired interesting dimensions in this era of <em>post-truth<\/em>\u00a0where public opinions are shaped more by subjective perceptions than by objective realities.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The Oxford dictionary defines <strong><em>post-truth<\/em><\/strong> as an adjective <em><strong>\u2018relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief\u2019<\/strong>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">In this brave new world the distinction between truth and falsehood often gets blurred; between black and white there are ample shades of gray.<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Thus, we find leaders making assertions, which are not absolute truths, but too benign to be termed lies either.\u00a0<strong>Brexit<\/strong> and the <strong>US elections 2016<\/strong> are burning examples of alternative facts impacting the masses and shaping the future of nations.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Factors like the extensive reach of social media, 24*7 television and emergence of various advocacy groups, are creating a situation where opinions are served as facts and facts are distorted to suit one\u2019s own arguments.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Leadership cannot be taken out of the context in which it operates<\/strong>.<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Therefore, leaders of today have to take cognizance of the new realities staring at them. In modern democracies, governance is as much about rules &amp; regulations as about public perception &amp; political correctness. The killing of a black citizen by the white police in America has to be handled as carefully as the killing of a dalit by upper caste people in India.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The controversy around Maggie noodles in 2015 shows how large corporations can be crippled if they aren\u2019t able to manage public perceptions.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/speakinedit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/leadership_in_the_age_of_post-truth-top2-e1533650170410.png?resize=631%2C129&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Leadership_in_the_Age_of_Post-Truth- Top2\" \/><\/span>\r\n<figcaption><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Image src: Forbes<\/span><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"fff31b069dab2d4baa9938924ee8e97c\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n    style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n    data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n    data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n    data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8586106947150931\"\r\n    data-ad-slot=\"5455236699\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n    (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">In order to lead in the post-truth world, <a href=\"https:\/\/findacoach.ai\/leadership-coaching.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leaders<\/a> have to learn new skills as well as unlearn some of the old ones. They not only have to promote public good, they have to be seen doing this as well. Also, they need to be good communicators talking to their stake-holders continuously. Operating in the VUCA world, they can hardly afford to be non-transparent or laid-back in their approach.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Another emerging dimension of the <em>post-truth<\/em> scenario is that <strong>while leaders keep influencing their followers, the followers in turn, influence their leaders much more than ever before<\/strong>.\u00a0In a world where Information Technology and Social Media have given a voice to the common man, followers play a crucial role in empowering and legitimizing their leaders.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Idealization and often idolization of leaders by people through their mass endorsements imparts a charisma to the leader.\u00a0In return, the leader too keeps catering to the segments endorsing him. The floating suggestions to stir passions, build opinions, test ideas and seek further endorsements.\u00a0Thus, in a way, both the leaders and their followers keep feeding each other and empowering each other. However, in the process, the followers keep influencing the direction which their leader intends to follow.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">People don\u2019t follow their leader simply for the vision enunciated by him. they follow him because the leader reinforces the vision of the world where they feel their interests would be better protected.<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Leaders of today have got to learn this <strong><em>romance of leadership<\/em><\/strong> for their own success and survival.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Disclaimer:<\/span><\/h5>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS ARTICLE ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR AND DO NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS OF SPEAKIN, ITS MANAGEMENT OR AFFILIATES. 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