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What Momentum - and SA - sorely need is some big-picture thinking

22 November 2018 - 07:00 By jonathan jansen
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Momentum Investments.
Momentum Investments.
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Every business school textbook tells you one of the most important traits of a good leader is the ability to see the big picture.

Within minutes of a crisis hitting you know whether you have a “big-picture” leader or one who remains consumed in the minutiae of running the organisation.

Consider recent crises at Momentum insurance, Rustenburg Girls’ Junior School and Herzlia Middle School.

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