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Leadership impact
Describes how uninspiring bosses cause team effort to drop.
For you: You should evaluate whether your leader is energizing your team.
Age‑diverse governance
Highlights research that older CEOs may underperform in high‑tech firms and argues for age‑diverse, conflict‑aware
For you: You might consider mixing ages on your board to balance experience and agility.
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- What’s the biggest challenge you face with uninspiring leadership?
- How do you approach building age‑diverse boards?
- What insights have you gained about India’s tech leadership talent pool?
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