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Abstract:
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The 21st century has ushered in a new revolution in education leadership structures which have
become the occasion of less hierarchical - more flattened, more fluid organizations. Today's
management and leadership are driven by relationships that make the most of people's knowledge and
enabled by networks with improved connectivity. Changing management structures, flatter
organizations and new partnering arrangements implies more roles for 21st Century leader, multiple
stakeholders and an increasingly fragmented job where they continually face trade-offs in time, energy
and focus. Their challenges include matching their leadership style to a fast-moving, complex,
technology enabled education sector; holding multiple points of view without being overloaded;
working with others in virtual teams, globally; articulating a compelling future vision; guiding distinct
groups of people to deliver education goals. A leader in the 21st Century must of necessity embrace
persuasion and negotiation in order to obtain support from those under their supervision. Such leaders
must be able to motivate, empower, articulate and innovate. This paper examines and highlights some
of the skills. It argues out the necessity of developing and employing these skills in the Kenyan
education sector for quality outcomes. |
