This 4-word mantra sums up leadership in the age of automation

Aug 23, 2019

South Africa's Matt Silver-Vallance floats above the sea using helium filled balloons from the airfield of Robben Island across the Atlantic Ocean in Cape Town April 6, 2013. Vallance made the 7 km flight to raise funds and awareness for the Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital. Mandela left hospital on Saturday after more than a week of treatment of pneumonia that raised global concern about the health of the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader. REUTERS/Mark Wessels (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E9461ULG01

Don Walsh's simple advice offers a solid solution. Image: REUTERS/Mark Wessels

Georgia Frances King

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