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Preston Fore

Executives at DoorDash, Airbnb, Sephora and ServiceNow agree: leaders need to be agile—and be a 'swan' on the pond

(Credit: Photograph by Stuart Isett/Fortune)

There’s often no shortage of fires to extinguish during the course of a normal workweek, but according to leaders speaking at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit, the key to effective leadership isn’t just problem-solving: it’s stepping up to address what’s most critical for the business.

“As we’ve seen the world become more complex—everything being fast—I’m seeing just a lot more expansiveness in all of our C-suite roles because we can’t be silent. Everyone needs to think about growth,” said Zena Arnold, chief marketing officer at Sephora.

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