Today’s knowledge-creating company … must metamorphose into the wisdom-practicing company of tomorrow. That demands a new kind of leader – a CEO who is many things at the same time. Including:

–a philosopher who grasps the essence of a problem and draws general conclusions from random observations;

–a master craftsman who understands the key issues of the moment and acts on them immediately;

–an idealist who will do what he or she believes is right and good for the company and society;

–a politician who can spur people to action;

–a novelist who uses metaphors, stories, and rhetoric;

–a teacher with good values and strong principles, from whom others want to learn.

… Companies have to create new futures in order to survive. Those futures can ...

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