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The role of HR in developing leaders fit for a rapidly changing world

A new report Leadership in a Rapidly Changing World: How Business Leaders are Reframing Success outlines what we can learn from Chairs and CEOs from some of the world's most influential businesses about the shifting demands of business leadership, and these findings have acute implications for talent management and leadership development.

The UN study conducted for the Rio+20 Summit by Ashridge Business School and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) reveals that many business leaders are now defining success in terms that have conventionally been the territory of political leaders and NGO activists.

But what does the report mean for HR directors?

Matthew Gitsham, director, Ashridge Centre for Business and Sustainability, investigates, here