A New Model of Leadership All of the leadership models that are discussed in the academic literature offer important knowledge about leadership. By combining many of the concepts, including women as leaders into a new framework or model, insights can be offered into successful leadership. This model would need to be based on three very important areas that are endemic to leadership. Those areas are competence, character, and community.The essence of strategic planning is execution and the essence of execution is leadership. Without leadership, there is no guiding light to assist any member of the organization to reach the goals and objectives set for the group. For any organization, whether it is public, private, for-profit, or non-profit, to be successful in its pursuit of its goals and objectives, leadership is essential. The members of the organization (community) are looking to the leaders to communicate, collaborate, and to set the course for the organization. Without the leadership setting the course and navigating through those bumps and dips that occur (competence), the organization will find its progress inhibited.