The days of the autocratic ‘John Wayne’ leader are on the wane. The business environment has become too complex, uncertain, ambiguous and dynamic for ‘One Great Man’ – however great – to navigate alone. In the post-2008 era, the Chief Executive needs to build and lead an Executive Leadership Team (ELT) with a mix of capabilities and personality types. The team needs ‘sensing’ and ‘intuiting’ skills to steer the organisation through the volatility and lack of visibility of current conditions.