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If the building of great businesses requires great people, what then is required to be a ‘fit’ or great leader of these businesses?

What are the common features of these leaders of many great businesses globally? Is it vision, direction, influence, dignity, composure, passion, empathy, resilience, toughness, kindness or a blend of the above bought to the fore in the situation?

Is it as simple as ‘cometh the hour, cometh the man’ or is it born or bred within people?

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