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CEO Leadership Redefined – Part 4

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Under pressure to solve societal problems, leaders must develop credible strategies to address issues without creating new business risks.

Increasingly, Americans are turning to the private sector for leadership as the boundaries between the political, social and business arenas blur, as explored in the earlier installations of FTI Consulting’s CEO Leadership Redefined series.

Viewed in the best light, this is a search for value-based leadership. At worst, the forces of polarization have now crept into companies, which makes it particularly challenging for CEOs to determine how to engage on issues – particularly ones that can be seen as political – without creating new business risks.

In this fourth installment of our series, we use our research of two of a company’s most important stakeholders – professionals and investors – to explore what CEOs must consider when wading into politics and policy discussions.

 

For the previous installments of the series; Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

 

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