Yes, we need leaders, no doubt. But we also need a plan. We need forward thinking people that can inform our leaders on some steps to take. Fortunately there are those kind of people in existence today.
Here's a post from which I learned about "The Next Systems Project"'. There is a PDF available that is downloadable free of charge, titled "Getting To The Next System".
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251703110
Don't give up on the websites listed in the post. I say that because of the title of the post. These sites are not about socialism but about a deep systems change in our political and financial way of life.
Not only does it outline the problems today in an easy to understand format, but gives an outline for how to get a systems change accomplished.
I have only begun to study the PDF.
I have added a link to the Google search I used to get to many of the offerings "The Next Systems Project" has.
https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=&tab=iw&gws_rd=ssl#safe=off&hl=en&q=the+next+system+project
The YouTube video is a great place to start. Of course like all YouTube channels there are many to pick from.
And another thank you to Ron Green for the post and the sites.
Edited to add direct link to PDF.
http://thenextsystem.org/gettowhatsnext/