Warren Buffett, David Rubenstein, Ken Langone have all expounded fulsomely on corporate leadership and the characteristics that define it.

Then there are the books that offer the secrets of what makes a good CEO and an effective business leader; tomes such as Jack Welch’s Winning, Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman’s First, Break All the Rules, and Mark Cuban’s How to win at the sport of business.

Many labour for years to obtain an MBA, the prized degree that in more recent times has become an honorific indicating one has the wherewithal to become a corporate warrior and take the reins of a business.

At the Aston University TEDx, Founder and Chairman of Delta Capital, Zachary Harding gave a unique insight into his modus operandi, one based around his experiences as a DJ which has helped shape the way he thinks and acts in the business arena.

“A DJ has to read the crowd and get their buy-in and a DJ, like a CEO, has to make good decisions in real time to keep all stakeholders happy,“ said Harding.

It’s a fascinating perspective that rings true if you are familiar with Jamaican dancehall culture.

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