In previous eras, strategic leaders were expected to possess qualities like ruthlessness, inapproachability and imperiousness. However, in today’s world a Masters of the Universe leadership style will likely prove to be detrimental to a company’s brand building and hiring efforts.
This data-rich Strategy + Business piece argues that contemporary strategic leaders need to possess qualities like flexibility, vulnerability and robust knowledgeability in order to affect the kind of systemic changes a business needs to make to survive in the current marketplace.
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