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The Changing Role of Business Leaders, and Implications for Talent Management and Executive Education

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It may have been happening quietly in the background without attracting much attention, but look around and you’ll notice that there’s been a fundamental development in the scope of the role business leaders are required to play for their businesses to survive and thrive in today’s turbulent, uncertain and volatile times.

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Gitsham, M. (2019). The Changing Role of Business Leaders, and Implications for Talent Management and Executive Education. In: Lenssen, G.G., Smith, N.C. (eds) Managing Sustainable Business. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1144-7_31

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