Millions upon millions of leaders—perhaps even billions. That's what I see, or hope to see, in 2036.

Author and former journalist Steve Hamm recalls in a recent blog post that the North American CEO of a European information technology services company was walking around the show floor of IT firm SAP’s annual user conference in Orlando, US last year and checking in at the various booths.

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I left India for the US the day after President Obama landed in India. So, I had the unique privilege of seeing his visit from both sides of the borders — and the proverbial lens!