A letter from Davos

Davos may be full of leaders, but that doesn?t stop them questioning how their roles could change. The pervading theme this year is of extraordinary change and challenge: ? we don?t have a moment to lose?; ?we have to do things differently?; ?this is a unique moment in history?; ?there is a crisis of consent? are phrases I?ve heard from academics, CEOs and politicians. Yet while there is broad rhetorical agreement, conversations about the means of action are less clear. In this Davos blog, I?m going to concentrate on what this means for leadership. In the panels I have attended and conversations I have had, there are two emerging themes which stood out beyond the normal leadership rhetoric of purpose, values etc.