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Articles

INTEGRITY - The light within
Integrity is perhaps one of the least understood human values in society and yet it is the one that people in public life most frequently are questioned, scrutinised and criticised in and by the media… 

Political Leadership in the Spotlight
Political leaders, now, more than at any other time in history, are in the spotlight - with their credibility being questioned, and sadly undermined frequently by their own colleagues. Credibility and respect for corporate and political leadership, in people’s eyes, has dropped to an all-time low right across the world…

Being stretched beyond limits
Being in political office at this time of unprecedented and discontinuous change is a challenge and an honor.

Female Leadership - A question of ‘What if’ and ‘When?’
‘Would Europe work (better) with more female leadership?’ was the thought-provoking article written by Raquel Sánchez Bujaldón and published in July 2008 by the Safe Democracy Foundation… 

Authenticity - Serving our deepest essence and character
The concept of authenticity in recent times has received significant amount of attention as more people search for deeper meaning and purpose in their lives and work. Wherever you look people talk and write about authenticity, the importance of being authentic, and what qualities authentic leaders “should” demonstrate…

The Collapse of the Political Spectrum - An opportunity for Authentic Leadership
With the collapse of the political spectrum “we can no longer capture the meaning of politics by a spectrum of right and left where the right is defined as conservative and the left as socialist,” says David McKnight in Rethinking Left and Right. This collapse offers new opportunities for political parties and their leaders to bring about transformational change in a society that looks for deeper meaning and a new paradigm…