Rachel Konyefa Dickson, Oyeinkorikiye Stephan Isaiah
The twenty-first century's leadership challenge is navigating a complicated, dynamic, and ever-changing multi-cultural milieu. This paper is an exploratory analysis of effective global leadership on organizational performance in the 21st century management. Due to globalization, leadership is increasingly complex and demanding in the present era. Effective global leadership is at the core of determining the efficacy and performance of organizations, although many other elements also influence and drive organizational performance. The pattern of leadership is crucial for navigating through the challenges of different situations, especially a global organization with diverse workforce. There is a major gap between the international human resource demands of global strategies and their actualization, even though the necessity for developing leaders possessing the necessary skills has become increasingly apparent. This study revealed that the global environment is more dynamic and uncertain, which presents high pressure on all organizations. These conditions are fast spreading into the domestic environment, placing far-reaching challenges and demands on management and leadership of all organizations. The researchers conclude that building dynamic capabilities and effective global leadership strategies are the panacea for organizational performance in the 21st century management.