Twenty-First Change Challenges Today's organization face an external political environment that is marked by unprecedented levels of bipolarization that have arguably reached new heights relative to any time in recent history. Although most organizations will not experience the same levels of bipolarization internally, at least on the surface or overt political disagreements, due to the fact that most organizations have at least a minimal level of professionalism that prohibits discussions or arguments about personal beliefs that are not related in somehow to the organization, its strategy, or its operations. However, at the same time, there are still undoubtedly disagreements that manifest within a professional organizational setting that are somehow grounded in an individual's personal worldview. Furthermore, it is often the case that the power and politics that are in play internally in any organization often mirror those found in the macro external environment.

Therefore, one situation in which leaders will undoubtedly have to tackle to a greater extent will be conflicts that are deeply seeded and grounded in general worldviews as the business world continues to become more globalized and increasingly diverse. Furthermore, individual employees may not always voice their justifications for their positions within such a broad framework that includes their worldview positions, and other lines of reasoning and arguments will be given that are more specific. However, it is reasonable to suspect that...

This analysis will briefly a critique on the ability for leadership models to address the political factors related to organization behavior.
Discussion

Given the assumption that the diversity found within a majority of organizations is increasing as the result of several trends such as multiculturalism and globalization for example, many issues for organizational behavior and leadership follow from the development of these trends. For example, given increased diversity, leaders and managers will have to more sensitive to cultural differences that are found within the workforce. As such, there has been several research studies that have focused on the leader's level of emotional intelligence as means of successfully navigating a diverse environment and understanding what can motivate employees that have different cultural values than the domestic majorities position. Some of the characteristics that can define emotional intelligence include items such as the ability for high levels of self-regulation and personal accountability, controlling personal emotional reactions to various situations, avoiding the gambit of stereotypes that can appear (even subconsciously), and understanding the emotional needs of employees among many others (Lindebaum & Cartwritght, 2010).

Furthermore, some of the researchers…