by Arvid Buit | Feb 7, 2026 | Blog, Leadership Blog, Thoughts
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...
by Arvid Buit | Feb 7, 2026 | Leadership Blog
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...
by Arvid Buit | Feb 7, 2026 | Leadership Blog
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...
by Arvid Buit | Feb 7, 2026 | Leadership Blog
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...
by Arvid Buit | Feb 7, 2026 | Leadership Blog
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...
by Arvid Buit | Feb 7, 2026 | Leadership Blog
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...
