Leadership

Chapter by Isabel Freire de Andrade from the book "85 Voices for Leadership" published by ISCTE in November 2024. The world has some very big challenges and the generations to come will have even bigger challenges. These problems are impossible to solve by hero leaders, that is, ultra-competent people with excellent leadership skills. The world urgently needs teams that not only function as more than the sum of their parts, but also collaborate and act as partners with all their stakeholders to co-create exceptional value for them and have a ripple effect. The era of the hero leader has passed and gone!

The art of communicating convincingly and persuasively is a real challenge. But there's a technique, simple yet effective, that has stood out over several decades: the AIDA technique.

According to the World Economic Forum Report, Critical Thinking is the 4th most important skill by 2025. So far, people who have critical thinking already stand out, as they make better decisions, are more eloquent in their arguments, managing to be more credible and evolve as people and professionals.

"Does the situation make the leader or the leader make the situation?" Great leaders like Lincoln or Roosevelt didn't come out of nowhere. Crises, challenges and adversities shaped these individuals, creating moments of transformation and success. And, they weren't the only ones.

Learn how to change your leadership style during these troubled times, becoming an effective remote leader to your team and reaching the results you aimed for.

Watching the “10,000 Years of Luxury” exhibition at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, I realized how inspiring the story of Luxury can be to develop our Strategic Thinking and Creativity.

The theme of Strategic Thinking is of special interest to us because that it is where the main function of a top leader lies.

What is it about self-awareness that makes managers so much more effective in their works and personal lives? I invite you to learn why assessments are key.

Cycles of Time: The evolution of technology, of individuals and businesses, has promoted significant changes in leadership.

Today if a leader doesn’t have good strategic and creative thinking he will probably end up working on a project that will end very quickly...