Victor Angelo

The true leader brings people together. His/her main strength is the ability to create large coalitions by emphasising what is shared by ...

Leadership is about empathy with the ordinary person on the street. The leader must be perceived as a caring and committed individual.

Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow. A very political word. Also, a tactical concept, a guide for inaction and avoiding hard decisions, moments ...

Principles, young man, principles! That´s the secret of good leadership. And if you cannot find the right principle to justify your decisi...

Nothing can be taken for granted any longer. Change happens pretty fast and even institutions and systems that looked pretty steady can fi...

Be patient: that´s one of the most important qualities of good leadership. It does not prevent you from fighting for your views but you do...

In today´s world, when everyone has access to many sources of information and opinion, the leaders cannot continue to believe they will be...

In today´s world, with the wide access to information that the citizens enjoy, the leaders can only convince and be accepted if they are d...

There aren´t enough reasonable voices around. The current circumstances require leaders that speak clearly and give sense and hope in resp...

Some leaders never miss a chance to remind us they are just fools. Every new statement, every new proposal, all moves are like reminders o...

Davos is back this week. The World Economic Forum will discuss, during a few days, how to change to the planet. Some big names from the bu...

Leadership requires a firm voice. To be loud is not the point. It only adds noise. It is to be perceived as clear and brave that matters. ...

Margaret Thatcher, who died this morning, stood among the most salient leaders of the second half of the 20 th Century. Born in poverty ...

As I observe what is going on in some European countries, I have to recognise I do not understand Prime Ministers who are afraid of reshu...

Today’s big news is the disclosure of the findings of an extensive worldwide investigation carried out by a large consortium of internati...

The question today is a very painful one: who is in charge of the EU? Indeed, it is sad to note that the European machinery is without a ...

When there is a small assembly around a table and a microphone in front of each seat, there is always someone among the big boys that pla...

I spent the evening in a discussion about elites. Elites are necessary, but only if they can accept to be challenged and are not afraid of ...

It would be unfair to ignore Pope Benedict XVI on the day that marks the end of his papacy. From a leadership point of view, Benedict XVI...

Yesterday’s question – the key question a leader should prioritise and try to respond to – raised a number of reactions among the blog’s ...