14 Organizational Leadership Trends for 2018

(from Forbes) This could prove to be an empowering year for employees, based on what members of the Forbes Coaches Council think will be the biggest and most influential leadership and management trends of 2018. Look for opportunities to do more of the following, they said:

1. Encourage all team members to be brand ambassadors.
2. Invest in human capital development.
3. Place more emphasis on empathetic leadership.
4. Focus on individual growth.
5. Lead by actions and examples.
6. Turn organizations into genuinely customer-centric businesses.
7. Embrace a stronger "work-life blend."
8. Pay attention to internal factors that you can control.
9. Take workplace sexual harassment more seriously.
10. Take a stand on social and political issues.
11. Proactively elevate and retain women leaders.
12. Implement agile talent.
13. Work with an objective, independent outsider.
14. Promote continuous education.