Authority Versus Legitimacy
When power remains, but consent dissolves I recently read an article on Time that described a situation both disturbing and increasingly familiar. It outlined a presidency that generates global tension on an almost daily basis. A leader who, in the eyes of roughly...
Leadership Is Not a Spiritual Journey
And why that is exactly where its strength lies There is a recurring impulse to frame leadership as something spiritual. The greater the responsibility, the stronger the urge to surround it with concepts such as awareness, purpose, calling, or even enlightenment. In...
When Mayors Act Like Heads of State
Why Management-Level “Leadership” Breaks Down Across Europe and beyond, a new form of local boldness is widely applauded. Media outlets highlight mayors who challenge extremism, reshape cities, and forge international partnerships to address housing shortages or...