- Successful global business leaders today need key capabilities and attributes such as solid analytic; global mindset; an appropriate dose of humility, curiosity and a bit of luck.
- The age of Big data (customer and competitor data) is upon us and leaders need to understand what that data tells.
- "Informed gut" is a valuable tool .
- Do not delegate all the analytical wok and understanding to others.
- CEO need to rely on others -- both within and outside the company -- to generate the information and ideas they need and challenge their decisions and strategies.
- Humility fosters a sense of curiosity; constantly seek out new ideas and adjust the company's direction.
- Therefore the characteristics of successful leaders include skills that can be taught in the classroom; attitudes that are learned in life/job; personality traits that are developed through life and a element of happenstance* that can't be taught, developed or predicted.
*a chance happening
Source: Economic Times , 4th Nov. 2014. p.8
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