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Leaders of the future will have to be visionary and be able to bring people in - real communicators. These are things th
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"Leaders of the future will have to be visionary and be able to bring people in - real communicators. These are things that women bring to leadership and executive positions, and it's going to be incredibly valuable and incredibly in demand"

- Anita Borg

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In this quote, Anita Borg highlights the qualities that will be necessary for leaders in the future. She highlights the importance of being visionary, able to see the larger photo and think ahead. Furthermore, she stresses the requirement for leaders to be competent communicators, able to successfully bring individuals together and convey their ideas. Borg also specifically mentions that these are qualities that females have and give leadership and executive positions. She believes that these qualities will be highly searched for and important in the future. This quote functions as a suggestion of the unique strengths that females can bring to leadership functions and the increasing demand for these skills in the progressing world.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Anita Borg between January 17, 1949 and April 6, 2003. He/she was a famous Scientist from USA. The author also have 3 other quotes.

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