I have watched a number of fascinating documentaries recently that got me thinking about the nature of messianic corporate leadership. First there was ‘Wirecard – The Billion Euro Lie’, quickly followed by ‘WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn’. I finished off with ‘The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley’, which told the story of Theranos. All three are both brilliant and shocking. But they have one common theme – the messianic following of their figure heads, leaders who were revered and never questioned. The Wirecard documentary is like a Jason Bourne thriller and Dan…

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