The shift from chief executive to chief influencer

In most industries, we’ve long ago moved away from the stereotypical existence of a leader who is a cigar-chomping, hard-charging guy in suspenders barking out orders to everyone within sight.

The template for business leadership used to be very limited. But times change.

And so, for a variety of reasons, are leadership models in boardrooms across the world, writes Julie Moreland at FastCompany.