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163. The strategy leader's evolving mandate

Inside the Strategy Room

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The Importance of Experience in Chief Strategy Officers

Companies are facing an unusually challenging business environment these days. Does that have any impact on the kind of experience or intrinsic capabilities they should look for in a chief strategy officer? It kind of goes back to what is it you want someone to be able to do? So if the nature of your strategic issue is that your whole business is being turned upside down by digital, you probably want somebody who is a bit of a digital native. Equally, you might say, we need Somebody who is a real industry insider because there's something about this industry that is so peculiar and will help them gain insight. Or you might say,. I don't want someone from inside the organization because the whole point is

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