I recently put out a poll on my Linkedin site asking "what is the most important factor to business success."    It came down to "Leadership" and "great people or teams" with Leadership winning.  The poll is still open ... feel free to add your opinion and thoughts. Poll  Leadership is a key ingredient, there is no doubt about it.  But what does that mean?  Is leadership for the 21st Century different than leadership was in the 20th Century?  Are there new skills needed,  new information applied and taken into account,  a new culture to be considered, and really a new way of doing things?   I would have to say "yes."   It is a very dynamic and changing world.   Leadership models are changing as well.   Things like integrity, trust,  and committment don't go away for leaders.  Those need to remain no matter the times.  But a number of other factors do  potentially change - and that change may be for the good and create significant opportunity.   How are you at creating a vision,  using socail networking tools,  creating a "tribe,"  taking into account a workplace that is not based on an industrial model but on the  value and engagement of the individual?  Do you have the information available to leverage and lead your team in the best possible way?  You can.  The opportunity exists.  And I would argue this is just not for large businesses.  In fact,  this is what can give small business a huge competitive advantage.   What can stop good leadership with a great functioning team with a well defined and useful product or service?   Sounds like a winning combination to me whether the company is three people or one hundred.   If you want to talk about this,  happy to chat.