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...
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...
Why Collectives Endure Falsehood and Dysfunction I found myself once again genuinely unsettled by Donald J. Trump’s appearance in Davos. Years ago, Walter Isaacson famously described what he called a Reality Distortion Field surrounding Steve Jobs: an ability to bend...
When Care for the Other Becomes Destructive I have written often about leadership and have consistently stressed the importance of reciprocity. Functional leadership depends on mutuality: the capacity to connect without self-erasure, to influence without merging, to...
The Chamber of Reflections Vladimir Putin, leadership, and the risk of losing contact with reality At its core, leadership is a relationship with reality. Not with ideology, intention, or identity—but with what actually exists. As leaders rise higher, that...
How understanding emerges through dialogue Human experience is always filtered through an individual perspective. What is ultimately real can never be known with absolute certainty. We may try to approximate reality by having many people observe the same phenomenon...
