India Inc bets on young leaders to drive growth
Where leaders once spent a good few decades working their way up to the top job, many more of them are taking over the corner room before they turn 45. The rise of the tech and internet industries may have spawned the rise of the young CEO, but with their numbers swelling across multiple industries, they are well and truly here to stay. Energy, innovation, willingness to take risks —these are all attributes believed to set the younger CEOs apart from their older counterparts It certainly helps in the context where India's workforce is only getting younger.
Where leaders once spent a good few decades working their way up to the top job, many more of them are taking over the corner room before they turn 45. The rise of the tech and internet industries may have spawned the rise of the young CEO, but with their numbers swelling across multiple industries, they are well and truly here to stay. Energy, innovation, willingness to take risks —these are all attributes believed to set the younger CEOs apart from their older counterparts It certainly helps in the context where India's workforce is only getting younger.
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