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Reinventing Your Leadership Team

by Paul Leinwand, Mahadeva Matt Mani, and Blair Sheppard

AS COMPANIES STRIVE TO BUILD COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE in a world obsessed with digitizing (which is often a must but rarely differentiating), they find that what they need from their leaders is changing. Their top people must be able to reimagine the company’s place in the world and transform the organization to live up to a more ambitious purpose. That will mean fundamental change not only in the executives themselves but also in how they collectively manage and lead the firm.

Consider, for example, how the skills that leaders need for success have evolved—and the degree to which many executives are seen to struggle with these new demands. A recent survey ...