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LEADERSHIP

politics and business. The fact is - if they really want to meet the “In times of
there is a strong demand for strong increasing demand for strong uncertainty
leadership. And it is high time to leadership - have to focus on the
realise that we have to create and soft factors. In times of uncertainty leadership
foster strong personalities again leadership quality is not judged by quality is not
within the established systems. This what you can do but who you are. n judged by what
means that we need nothing less
than a complete change in recruiting Klaus Schweinsberg is an you can do
and career development. The focus acknowledged expert and but who you
has to be much more on the so top management adviser
called soft factors of the candidates. on economy and strategic are. ”
What are their values? What kind of leadership. He is Chairman of
leadership experience did they have the Centre for Strategy and Foto: Klaus Schweinsberg co-hosted
in their early years (sport clubs, Higher Leadership and member a lunch with Bill Gates at the Munich
social projects, military experience)? of the Governance Commission Security Conference 2017 where 25
Do they feel a broader responsibility for family-owned businesses. global CEOs discussed the new social
towards society? Are they ready to In 2009 he was nominated as responsibilities of business
speak up in critical situations? How Young Leader by the World
open are they to critical feedback? Economic Forum in Davos. For
Formal qualifications become rather several years he was Editor-in-
a secondary factor since functional Chief and Publisher of Capital,
knowledge is extremely ephemeral Germany’s leading Economics
these days. Politics and business Magazine and Impulse.

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