The Future of Leadership with Stephen Morris of Open Square Consulting
Work continues to rapidly shift. A few years ago, technologies and innovations like big data, AI, machine learning, Blockchain and cloud were relatively unknown, yet today they’re ubiquitous, and with recent events, essential.
With the shift, organisations have a huge opportunity, but face a challenge: increasing `demands, the need for agility, handling constant change and growing skill gaps all stand in the way.
If you’re leading people, how do you respond? How do you deliver when everything is changing?
Learn five essential elements of leadership that will enable teams to succeed and thrive as these complex, uncertain environments increase.
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