Author(s): Eric Brat, Hampton Carey, Sebastien D’Incau, Frederic Lepoutre and Greig Schneider
Subject : Leadership and cooperatives
Date of publication : May 2021
The article discusses the questions of authenticity and agility in decision making through the prism of the cooperative model, in an era where the young generation of leaders is demonstrating a marked interest in coop values.
“Because they are operating in a world of ever-increasing complexity, today’s leaders cannot rely on what they “know” or what worked in the past. The most successful CEOs are embracing a mindset of ongoing growth and adaption–they are far more inclined to dismantle old, limiting habits and push ahead with agility and determination. These leaders tend to be more collaborative than their predecessors, capable of both delegating and working collectively, to drive strategy as well as fuelling growth through innovation. In short, much has changed over the past two decades and changes will continue: “The era of the hero CEO is over,” as Edilson Camara, Egon Zehnder’s CEO, put it.