| | MAY-JUNE 20248Consultants ReviewIN MY OPINIONLEADING IN AN AGE OF TRANSFORMATIONVishal Sharma, National Managing Director & President, Deloitte Consulting IndiaVishal has 24 years of consulting experience across US and India and has led several enterprise-wide transformational programs for Deloitte clients. He has deep experience in delivering large engagements for Healthcare, Life Sciences and Technology clients using Global Delivery models. He was responsible for the strategic direction, operational execution, and overall leadership of the Technology practice across the spectrum of Digital, Analytics, ERP, Custom Application Development and Support. He did his MBA from IIM Calcutta and B.Tech from IIT Kanpur.his is the age of massive transformation, with rapid changes redefining everyday interactions such as social interactions, shopping, conversation, travel, appointments, investment plans, learning, and entertainment. These changes are happening faster than ever before, impacting everything from health and education to education and entertainment.This new redefined world is continuing to be shaped by technology led disruption, geopolitical changes, the pandemic and the plethora of changes it brought with it, and a heighted awareness of what it means to be human. While most of these transformations upped the convenience level, it has unveiled new challenges too. At an individual level, immigrants were faced by difficult questions about belonging and identity and many of us experienced loss like never before during the pandemic. At an institutional level, supply-chain disruptions posed newer challenges for every industry and governments were expected to make thoughtful policies at the speed of technology advancements. It's not just one thing that is being redefined ­ we are in an ecosystem of transformation with one change triggering a matrix of changes. And at the epicenter of shaping tomorrow is the workforce. In any organization, it's the workforce that shapes the way the world moves forward. Leadership therefore is not just an isolated role but the most crucial one today. How do you lead in an age of transformation? How do you lead when everything is changing and evolving rapidly? Here are some effective traits of a leader which I wanted to share based on my experience of working with clients and colleagues across the world. These, in my opinion have become even more critical in this age of rapid transformation. Be an Enterprise-level Commu-nicator: Enterprise-level communi-cation is crucial for team and people working together across borders t
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