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Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way

Before defining the transformational leader of the future in terms of the eight specific leadership competencies required to approach the four most critical leadership challenges we face, we need to address two key, tightly interwoven factors that contribute equally to the success of the transformational leader—experience repertoire and mindset.

A leader's “experience repertoire” consists of the number and variety of unique experiences collected by the individual over the course of his or her life. This is not the deep technical knowledge, tenured experience or well-honed professional skill sets developed in a very specific and narrow area, but rather the broad portfolio of diverse experiences at all levels, ...

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