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The Leader's new Avatar is Global !

S/he is, as in Cameron’s masterpiece, connected and in tune with every aspect and nuance of her organization’s existence, and able to tap into every part, however remote to create a better whole. In this case, I guess it isn’t World peace or Harmony of nature s/he is after, but in our crass world of business, I guess s/he will settle for a Q on Q Shareholder Return of 15%! This is indeed the new Avatar of our often debated and currently much beleaguered Leader. And as in the movie, I wouldn’t be too far off if I said, “s/he is blue in color and is only found on the remote Planet of Pandora!” In his best selling book, “The World is Flat” and its “3.0” Sequel, Thomas L. Friedman describes the unplanned cascade of technological and social shifts that effectively leveled the economic world and “accidentally made Beijing, Bangalore and Bethesda next door neighbors”. Today (he contends from 3 years back), “Individuals and small groups of every color of the rainbow are able to plug, play,