For many people, leadership is something to aspire to and eventually achieve without having any real preparation for what skills are needed to be successful once you get there. In today's world, the needs of leaders are always changing. It can be daunting to discover that after many years of successfully managing and communicating in a particular way, you need a whole new set of leadership skills. But that is exactly what is needed to face the sweeping technological and organizational changes so prevalent in many enterprises today.