Hans-Werner Kaas

Hans-Werner Kaas is the co-dean of the CEO leadership program “The Bower Forum,” and a senior partner emeritus at McKinsey. He is the co-author of The Journey of Leadership.

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Why great leaders know that “control is an illusion”

How to find the right balance between controlling teams and allowing them the agency to make mistakes — and learn from them.