Leadership in International Organizations: Global Leadership Competencies

Abstract

This article briefly describes research identifying emerging findings on the current and future qualities and attributes of leaders of international organizations. The author provides a partial review of some of the preliminary findings of the research, and will describe the ways in which the international leaders' development was influenced, the qualities they consider to be most important for success for their organization today, and the leadership attributes needed to meet the challenges of the future. The author will compare the research findings with the management development competencies at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), identify the “leadership development gaps” between the current and future qualities of leaders, and recommend human resource programs to close those “leadership development gaps.”