Oct 3, 2014
LBS Scholar Says Scottish Referendum Has Salutary lessons for Leaders
In the wake of the Scottish referendum, a London Business School leadership thinker and author has cautioned against exiting or exiling leaders we deem surplus to our new needs.
Richard Hytner – Deputy Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide, author of Consiglieri: Leading from the Shadows, and LBS Adjunct Associate Professor of Marketing – has spoken of Gordon Brown’s contribution to the ‘No’ campaign and argued that we are too quick to dismiss those who vacate the top dog’s office as past their sell-by date.
Writing on Huffington Post UK, Hytner said: “Gratitude to Gordon should endure beyond his referendum renaissance. His stellar performance has further exposed our nation’s futile obsession with failure.
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