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Leadership lessons from the region's most durable operators

Long-tenure chief executives in the GCC share a common approach to decision-making under uncertainty.

Leadership lessons from the region's most durable operators

In a market defined by speed, the executives who last longest are notable for how slowly they make irreversible decisions, and how quickly they make reversible ones.

Decide fast where you can change your mind. Decide slowly where you cannot.

The second consistent trait is bench strength. Leaders with credible successors take bolder strategic positions, because the organisation no longer depends on a single person's presence.