Lead with Your Light: How Empowered Influence Is Redefining Leadership for a New Era

BY NANCY OKEEFE

Leadership is undergoing a profound transformation.

For decades, leadership was defined by position, authority, and hierarchy, something bestowed on the chosen few. It was about titles, corner offices, corporate, and climbing rungs on an organizational ladder someone else built. Women, especially, were socialized to believe leadership was something“ out there”, something earned only after proving themselves flawless, tireless, and selfless.

But today, the world is shifting. Fast. The old leadership model can no longer hold the weight of our evolving needs, values, and challenges.