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The elevator pitch still works: Top tips on leadership

Jessica Sier

Key Points

  • Networking remains the key way for young leaders to get ahead
  • A complex business landscape means decisions are becoming harder and more diverse
  • The shift towards values-based business is here to stay

Cementing relationships with a wide variety of people is the most potent way for young people to prepare for leadership, executives say, but high-performing leaders must also think about social justice and innovation in an increasingly complex business landscape.

Leaders across a range industries met at the Financial Review BOSS Young Executives Summit in Sydney on Tuesday to discuss how young leaders must grapple with a new wave of values-based consumer demand, which has spilled over into the types of jobs younger generations want and changed recruitment practices.

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Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jessica.sier@afr.com

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