“In Conversation” features a series of video interviews with innovative business leaders from a wide variety of fields.
Shirendra Lawrence, Managing Director, MAS Active.
Highlights from the interview
- The first barrier to change is fear but if you have a culture where people aren’t afraid to come up to you and talk to you about their fears and doubts then the situation becomes salvageable.
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- Leadership can be taught. Leaders must learn to define and communicate their vision and then step back and allow their people to achieve it without micro-managing them.
- Diversity in the workplace is vital for the success of any organisation. A leader’s job is not to hire easy-to-manage people. A leader’s job is to match the best people for each role even if they are difficult to manage.
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