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As the world changes at increasing speed, leaders must be "more prepared than ever" to let go of the knowledge that got them to where they are today, says a former global executive with Microsoft, Apple and IBM.

Conditioning and experience have shaped many leaders to have a default mindset of "control-oriented, mistake-averse know-it-all", but in a fast-changing world, "everything you know, or think you know, puts you at risk", warns Steve Vamos, whose most recent executive role was that of CEO at Xero...