Campaign trails and corporate paths

In this age of individual empowerment, CEOs can learn from politicians and vice versa to make a real difference in their fields

It is high political season in the United States and like my fellow citizens I follow the presidential candidates - their strategies and policies, personalities and positionings, frustrations and foibles.

At the same time, my professional life involves advising CEOs and C-suite executives (on China strategies and activities). As such, I have a parallel opportunity to observe CEOs working their businesses and presidential candidates working their campaigns. And from all this I've been reflecting on what executive leadership, political and corporate, is all about.