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Leadership today

‘Heretics are the new leaders. The ones who challenge the status quo, who get out in front of their tribes, who create movements.’

Seth Godin, American entrepreneur and author

This chapter covers:

  • how the characteristics and emerging trends of today’s world are affecting the issue of leadership
  • in these times of change, what new attributes and skills will be required by leaders of tomorrow
  • how the leader’s development journey may be built on the foundations of self-awareness, influence and execution.

A cause without a leader: the case of the Arab Spring

In December 2010, a wave of protests started in North Africa and slowly spread to the Middle East, leading to regime change in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and the Yemen. ...

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