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Monday, April 30, 2018

Leadership wisdom

The world deserves responsible leaders who not only deliver results but also bring greater humanity to organizations. It is exhilarating working alongside these influential leaders in helping them transform and shape their own journeys and the organizations they lead. 

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Leadership Wisdom


Disruption's of Leadership:

1. Technology;

2. Complexities due to geo political leadership;

3. A leader is expected to ride 2 horses at the same time: (a) make sure your core business continues to operate smoothly and (b) look out for other business modes or disrupt your own business, creating new opportunities for future growth.


CEOs tenure is getting shorter:

1. Because CEOs are getting burnt out more quickly; and lonely at the top;

2. Because they are voluntarily stepping away;

3. Because CEO’s have to spend a lot of emotional energy and struggle is how to retain the sense of personal balance in your life;

4. Because they lack curiosity.

Source: Rajeev Vasudevan, Economic Times 27 February, 2018

Leadership Traits for the future

Traits CEOs of the future need to have:

1. Humbleness;

2. Vulnerable meaning open to feedback, self –discovery and learning;

3. Have a centered view on when to do what;

4. Engagement of a leader is important to face cultural transformation.

5. Millennial do not see any boundaries to their possibilities; they have to be harnessed in the right way to drive innovation and creativity.

Leadership is about substance and potential.



Source: Rajeev Vasudevan, Economic Times 27 February, 2018