REAL- LIFE LESSONS: AVOIDING THE ‘TRUMP’ TRAP

models and business leaders have a duty of care to their shareholders and workforces. Country leaders have a duty of care to their country – however, the President of the United States has a global duty of responsibility.

Unfortunately President Donald Trump appears to be at war with everything and everybody.

His win/lose beliefs may have once worked in the property development business, but in the political arena the risks of this strategy could bring the world to the brink of nuclear disaster.

In her latest book Lessons in Leadership: 50

ways to avoid falling into the ‘Trump’ trap, Ann Andrews explores the first 230 days of Trump’s presidency and turns each blunder, gaff and tweet into real-life lessons that anyone in a leadership role can learn from.

Andrews challenges Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ slogan; his promise to ‘drain the swamp’; his perpetual blame games; alleged deal-making abilities; his penchant for throwing his closest aides under a bus; his determination to put people into roles that they are neither suitable or trained for; and the blurred lines between his business and the presidency.

A recognised specialist in change management, Andrews is passionate about the need for organisations to learn, unlearn and relearn. Above all, she stresses the need to understand the power and responsibilities of ‘leadership’. Her belief is that if a team isn’t working, coach the team leader; if a company isn’t working, mentor the CEO; and if a country is in meltdown, elect a new country leader.