by Andrew Kakabadse

How do you create value? Over the last five years I have travelled throughout the globe interviewing leaders to gain new insights into the art of value creation. Supported by the global search firm, Heidrick & Struggles, I carried out interviews in over 100 organizations in private, public and third sectors in 14 countries.

Quizzing corporate leaders led to revealing responses. As I talked to more and more of them, it became clear to me that there are two different approaches to creating value as a leader. One is about perceived value; the . . .