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THE ART OF MODERN LEADERSHIP
HEAD AND HEART LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
Arne Sorenson was a leader likely to have been thought of by Thomas Carlyle as a great man. Originally a lawyer specialising in mergers and acquisitions, Sorenson joined the Marriott hotel group in 1996 as their general counsel and continued his rise through the ranks before being appointed the chief executive officer and the first executive outside of the Marriott family to lead the company. By 2019 he had been named CEO of the Year by Chief Executive magazine.
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sorenson broadcast a video announcement for his staff. The video was published on 20 March 2020, just as the pandemic was unfolding in the United States and before many businesses ...
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