Developing leaders in a business

Developing leaders in a business

The key qualities of a leader, by Martin Bower, partner at McKinsey from 1950 to 1967.

Author(s): Martin Bower

Publisher: McKinsey Quarterly

Date of publication: 1997

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Summary

Marvin Bower, McKinsey's managing partner from 1950 to 1967, urges senior managers to abandon command-and-control structures and adopt a program to develop leaders, starting with themselves. In this article, he explores the attributes of leadership.