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Compassion and Wisdom must meet in a leader's style

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McGallen & Bolden Pte Ltd

Invited to provide a contrarian view to leadership styles in a cover mention in strategy magazine Think:Act. The author's take is that leaders must adopt a compassionate and wise stance in leadership actions and strategies, rather than sheer willpower.

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