Alicia McKay, author of You Don't Need An MBA. Source: supplied.
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Alicia McKay is a leadership strategist who believes that people don’t need an MBA to be a good leader, but they do need relevant, practical skills and support — the kind that isn’t found at business school.
In this extract from her book, You Don’t Need an MBA, McKay goes through a vital skill that every strategic leader needs: how to nurture your network to have meaningful influence.
You Don’t Need an MBA by Alicia McKay. Source: supplied.
Nurture your network
We’re living in the age of networks. All of us have them: personal and professional, digital and tangible, internal and external.
Understanding
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