What I got wrong about board leadership– and how I learned to get it right
Real influence in the boardroom comes not from power or persuasion, but from humility, clarity, and the courage to disagree, says Jørgen Vig Knudstorp...
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Real influence in the boardroom comes not from power or persuasion, but from humility, clarity, and the courage to disagree, says Jørgen Vig Knudstorp...
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Another January, another list of new resolutions. Meditate daily. Read more books. Network strategically. But what if the fastest path to professional impact isn’t adding something new – it’s subtracting something old?...
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