“What we can learn from Positive Psychology…”

I AM A (suffering) NOKIA FAN!!!  Increasingly felt like “the last of the Mohicans” when our 11 years old, Thaïs, told me: “Pai, I bought an I-Phone, as one of their applets emits a powerful sound based repellent against mosquitoes…” Against that, I see in...

Engaging Leaders in Action!

Following last week’s blog, I received several mails challenging us to provide examples of “Engaging Leaders” in action, suggesting that there were areas such as banking, where it is impossible for such leaders to act. I could have replied that Fabio Barbosa, the...

“How to lead on the three agendas?”

Leaders we work with, intuitively understand the value of working with three agendas (Logos or intellectual, Ethos or behavioural, Pathos or emotional) in order to sustain achievement. However, they sometimes find it confusing at the time of applying it. Here is a...

The biggest disruption in history

The matrix in the power point below shows the evolution of leadership through recent time: Historical perspective 03.10.09 It shows how, changes in the socio-historico-economic environment, as well as in the tools we use to deal with that environment, have shaped...