1970s Leadership

After a break yesterday I am going to get back to my series on decade leadership. Today we are going to look at the glorious seventies. I spent my formative years in the seventies and enjoyed that decade. The 1970s became known as the "Me Decade" not because I spent my teenage years in the seventies but because more people moved away from the idea of community and more to the individual.

The Vietnam war ended in the seventies and so did the hippie movement. We saw the resignation of President Nixon under the turmoil of the Watergate cover up. We saw two peaks in a decade long energy crisis which lead to stagflation and the worst economic times since the great depression. We also saw the rise to power of women in certain countries throughout the globe. The Cold War also continued during the seventies.

The seventies also saw the rise of some great innovations. Pocket calculators, the first rudimentary personal computer, video games, the Sony Walkman and the VCR were all part of the innovations of the seventies. Think of how each of these items helped pave the way for more efficient and better products. These were the innovation building blocks for many things we use today.

Let's not forget that during the latter part of the seventies Disco music became popular. In response to this Rock and Roll became a little harder and edgier.

So what are the traits of a 1970s Leader?

A seventies leader is someone who is an innovator. Someone who is on the cutting edge of technology. Someone who leads their company or the world in great ideas and they are able to turn those ideas into product.

A seventies leader is also someone who is concerned more about himself than about others. They are willing to do what it takes to be successful even if it might cost them their leadership. The seventies leader also is able to react to tough times they are able to compensate for an economic downturn by creating cutting edge technology.

Are you a seventies leader? Do you have what it takes to disco your way to the top? Be a seventies leader and start turning your ideas into building blocks for future technology giants.

Thanks to Wikipedia for the picture and the information about the seventies.