Editorial: Food for thought

Judie Lannon

In her editorial for Market Leader Q1 2014, Julie Lannon discusses the contribution of the late Laurie Young to the publication.

Editorial: Food for thought

Judie Lannon

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Laurie Young, who died recently, was a regular contributor to Market Leader (obituary). He had the kind of insatiable curiosity that made him a particularly valuable member of the Editorial Board, always on the lookout for new developments, well read in the academic world and quick to debunk nonsense. Recently he became fascinated by the concept of thought leadership. We are pleased to publish an extract from his newly published book on the subject as our lead article.

As Laurie points out,...

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