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Choosing the right Leaders

Following these guidelines, say Merca Delta will help businesses choose the right leaders:

• The usual suspects: consider casting the net wider and look at the potential of candidates who may not be the obvious first choice
• Games people play: avoid being swayed by too many recommendations from others - politics will often be rife in the boardroom
• The persuaders: don't be overly influenced by what candidates say they can do, look at what they've done and how they did
• Attack of the clones: Alan Sugar says he wants to employ somebody like him but recruiting in one's own image might not always be in the best interests of the organisation
• Deep impact: evaluate what culture they will create and what impact their leadership will have on the rest of the organisation
• Back to the future: often a company will require major changes in the future - the best leaders of today will not always have what is most required tomorrow.

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