Introduction
In today’s world of public scrutiny and social media, we are more obsessed than ever with the leaders at the top of organizations. We tend to view the CEO as the main driver of the company’s performance and as the face of the company to the outside world. When think of Apple, JP Morgan, Netflix, Huawei, or GlaxoSmithKline, many of us would think Tim Cook, Jamie Dimon, Reed Hastings, Ren Zhengfei, and Emma Walmsley. This focus on the leader overlooks how even the most potent leaders cannot lead and even less change organizations by themselves, and how they achieve success: By surrounding themselves with a team which is equally strong. Running a company is a team sport, even with a superstar at the top. ...
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