Top 20 Business Leaders Who Changed The World For The Better

Large corporations rise and fall, but some enterprises stay in business for generations, and that’s all thanks to strong leadership. The heads not only control the vision and the management of the strategic goals in a company but also mobilize the worker and contribute new ideas corresponding to the 21st-century problems. The current world is dynamic and constantly evolving with the occurrence of more change and increase in use of technology, leaders need to learn how to master new grounds and come up with new ways of sustainable growth. In today’s world, investors, consumers and employees expect and demand those who have ideas and ability to make them actual. Below, we present profiles of 20 of the 21st century’s movers and shakers – the famous business leaders shaping industries and setting benchmarks.

Key Characteristics of Good 21st Century Leaders

• Informative and Innovative:

Managers are invariably among the finest in the business, always assessing new directions for their profession. They spend time on cold-searching trends, ideas, and opportunities that might help the organization evolve further.

• Goal-Oriented:

An efficient manager always knows what the organization wants in the long run and what should be done at the moment at best. This together with strategic thinking empowers them to achieve achievable objectives that well nourishes the firm and at the same time contributes to the development of universally acceptable benchmarks.

• Effective Communicator:

Due to the fast-growing business environment of the 21st century, communication plays a critical role in organizations. Effective management also means being able to listen to boards and employees, key stakeholders and customers on a daily basis. They do not use vague expressions; instead they define what they want to achieve and what is expected of them to ensure that commitment is achieved throughout the company.

• Risk-Takers:

In a world that is becoming more unpredictable, a good industry leader is willing to take reasonable risks. They know that organizations’ achievement is associated with risks and successful operations that should be specimens of breakthroughs and measured but well-planned initiatives that may take quite a while for the company to see revenues on. Experience of these global players was that all successful innovations are sparked by courage to take the idea forward despite lack of clear roads.

20 of the Most Influential Famous Business Leaders of the 21st Century

Reshma Saujani – In those capacities as well as as the founder of Girls Who Code, Saujani has led a crusade towards getting more women into technology. Her effort has put over 10, 000 girls from 42 different states through technology education thereby changing the face of technology.

Tim Cook – CEO of Apple, Cook stepped into big shoes to take over from Steve Jobs and has been steering the company towards great innovative and market explorations, especially in China to make Apple a strong brand around the world.

Sheryl Sandberg – This wonder woman has done immense credit in shaping Facebook into the social site that it is today, today she is also a champion of women in business. She is the author of the book Lean In and founder of a nonprofit organization that has given rise to a global conversation on women in the workplace.

Bob Iger – The current and former and soon to be again the CEO at Disney, Iger’s smart acquisition of Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm enhanced Disney’s brand value and its accessibility in the market. He is still remodeling Disney’s creative map and organizational mandate.

Reed Hastings – entrepreneur and innovator, CEO and co-founder of Netflix company, Hastings is that man who radically changed home entertainment and worked for the California State Board of Education to bring changes to the education system as well.

Mary Barra – General Motors Corp-CEO Through Chevy bolt EV,Barra charted new frontiers in the automotive space and has played a pivotal role in swinging GM in the direction of electric vehicle initiative.

Huateng “Pony” Ma – Founder and president of Tencent, Ma is a relatively unknown figure when it comes to China’s digital transformation that shaped social media, the Internet and mobile payments.

Jack Ma – founder of Alibaba In overcoming numerous obstacles, Ma was able to start the first ground-breaking platform for e-commerce and became an embodiment of drive and venture in the Chinese high-tech sector.

Jan Koum – Co-founder of WhatsApp; the application that changed the way people interact around the globe; sold for 19.3 billion USD last year, to Facebook.

Bill Gates: Beyond Microsoft, Gates has recast the very nature of philanthropy through his Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation targeting health and education across the Third World.

Elon Musk – With his Tesla automobile company, SpaceX space exploration, and Neuralink brains-computer interface, Musk appears to pursue goals invariably large, with the emphasis on changing the world.

Warren Buffett – Berkshire Hathaway Company – he can be attributed to being one of the most successful investors in the whole world. It is thus not surprising to hear him pledge to donate 99% of his wealth to charity as an indication of its firm grip on the general population.

Jeff Weiner – Former CEO of Linked, Weinerlicked promoted workplace kindness and took LinkedIn to new heights as a professional networking site for struggling job seekers across the globe.

Joseph Gebhardt – Manager of Elara Cinging, Gebhardt made strategic operational decisions as manager of a $2 billion plus chain and Tomas Hultberg – MD of Gripen International AB Hultberg successfully directed the International marketing and sales campaign of the JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Aircraft.

John Zimmer – Co founder for Lyft, Zimmer’s strategic thinking brought about ride sharing as well as began to drive improvements to substantial transportation systems in several metropolitan areas.

 Ursula Burns: Ursula Burns is a former CEO of Xerox; she took time to change the company from product based company to service based company and also came out strongly in supporting corporate diversity.

Arianna Huffington – The founder of The Huffington Post and Thrive Global advocate for wellness at work, for mental health and against burnout.

Indra Nooyi – Former CEO of PepsiCo, Nooyi’s vision was ‘Performance with purpose’ she ensured that the company improves its product portfolio and incorporated nutritious value into its products and being conscious of the food and drink industry, bringing change in it.Larry Page – As one of the founders of Google, Page has overseen the company’s development of its array of technologies, including search, and artificial intelligence that defines our existence today.

Satya Nadella – CEO of Microsoft that repositioned the company to cloud computing hero and an AI and enterprise software powerhouse.

Conclusion

All of these leaders are not only successful in the 21st century but are also indispensable shapers of the 21st century, each bringing into their respective fields valuable skill sets, perspectives and values that will continue defining industries and societies in the future.