How did transitioning from strategy consulting to general management change your leadership style?
Replied byNigel Morris
Co-founder & Managing Partner at QED Investors
Niche: Finance
Revenue: Not Publicly Disclosed/month
Location: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Started: 2007
In strategy consulting, being good at arithmetic and talking allowed you to keep up. But when I had to manage hundreds of customer service representatives at Signet Bank, I realized that consulting frameworks were not enough. I had to learn authentic leadership and work hard to become a real general manager.
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