| | DECEMBER 20208In FocusBY ANAMIKA SAHU, MANAGING EDITORWRITING THE NEW LEADERSHIP BOOKIt isn't the first time the world faces a pandemic, nor will it be the last. Prior to COVID-19, the world has strongly and successfully evolved from pandemics like influenza, cholera, bubonic plague, and more. Though such contagions change the rules and world order, and even break the backbone of the strongest of the economies, it is the leaders who see past the smoked-windows and quickly adapt to the situation by upskilling themselves to take on the bull by its horns. Such economies thrive and emerge successful, thus changing the world order.All the leadership traits spoken and written are falling flat on its face. No business leader can escape this impact. Hence every one of them must rise to the occasion, mitigate the immediate damage while craft strategies that will lead their organization back to prosperity. In the future, COVID-19 will not be the only calamity that leaders will have to deal with. So leaders have to prepare themselves for a future where such disruptions will be the new norm.The rule book is changing and the traits are being rewritten. The winning leaders must wear new capes. Here are some must-have traits that leaders of tomorrow must possess.A Master of Data & AnalysisData isn't the new oil, but it is the most important oil that will drive the future growth of organizations. Productivity now demands more aggressive and actionable measures. Leaders should know how to swim across the sea of data and find meaningful conversations within these data points to make decisions. She/he should be strong enough to even go against the public opinion and make data-based decisions independent of any influence, fear or panic.Data can even help leaders streamline their business functionality. How? By Leveraging today's improved dashboards, leaders can know which teams best add value to which department/process. But during such times when every rule is changing, how
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