The major challenge facing leaders and human resource management professionals over the next 20 years will be managing energy. In fact the favourite definition of leadership has become "leadership is about managing energy, first in yourself and then in those around you."

Energy is defined as the percentage of a person's engagement at work, physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally, and socially. People who are 90 percent engaged are high energy, while people who are 40 percent engaged are low energy. This is not to say that employees are not working; they are, and they are doing their jobs "good enough." But in the competitive global business environment, good enough is no longer enough.

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