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Here’s a hypothetical question: you are asked to vote for a new CEO. There are two final candidates, and they are surprisingly similar. They have near-identical educational qualifications, personality traits and values. They seem equally bright. But one is 35 and the other is 63 years old. Which would you choose? The dynamism and energy of youth, or the understanding and wisdom of maturity?
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© 2012 Adrian Furnham
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Furnham, A. (2012). The obsolescent CEO. In: The Talented Manager. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230369764_44
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