Leaders are known not just for their great hits but also their misses. Be it the political landscape or the world of sports, seldom have great names escaped missing the opportune moment or overlooking them.

A lot has already been said on the topic of talent and the way different countries look at it. I wish to add my views to this debate especially from an IT industry point of view. Let me start by stating three obvious trends that will drive talent demand.

As members of the tech world, we all know the power of a click. Across the world, with the power of a click, businesses are being transformed, information is traversing continents, knowledge is being shared and even rockets launched into space.  Now think about the power of a million clicks, or hundreds of millions of clicks changing the destiny of nations.

They say a man is known by the company he keeps, a King by the army he leads and a parent often by the conduct of their child. In the post modern world, it would perhaps be pertinent to say that any great leader will come to be known by the team he leads.

Abraham Maslow best summed it up when he said that “one can choose to go back towards safety or forward towards growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again."