Vertical leadership development: problems of conceptualization and implementation

Abstract

The environment in which modern business operates is immeasurably more complex, mobile and unpredictable than it was a decade ago. Changes in the world associated with globalization, digital opportunities, social media make people reconsider their experience and beliefs. Society has to meet many economic, social and environmental challenges and expects business to participate in the process effectively. Companies that strive for success increasingly need leaders who not only manage the current model of the organization well, but also transform its mission, culture, and standards in conditions of increasing complexity, ambiguity, and fragility of events. This requires unprecedented abilities and willingness for full commitment and puts forward new requirements for the leader’s formation. The