Learn to lead!
What is leadership and what different approaches are there? Questions for our new series.
The more I talk to friends and colleagues in a wide range of organizations, the more I am convinced that the biggest problem they face is a lack of clear, supportive leadership.
It’s not just that people are overworked these days; there is also a failure to set priorities in their organizations. Moreover, a “big picture” story of where things are supposed to be going — and why — is entirely lacking. In this issue of Business Spotlight, we start a new series that looks at some of the most important aspects of leadership. In the first instalment (pp. 38–46), Bob Dignen invites you to think about what leadership means and to consider what your own leadership style is. Because whether or not we have a formal leadership role in our organization — and whatever our position in the hierarchy may be — we are all leaders in different ways and need to think about how we can improve our performance in this role.
Brexit has dominated the political debate in the United Kingdom for the past two and half years and will continue to do so for some time to come. In our Global Business feature (pp.12–18), we hear from Romanians who are currently working in Britain and are concerned about their post-brexit future. And as a follow-up in the next issue of Business Spotlight, our Intercultural article will look at how to do business with the United Kingdom — and at the country’s ambivalent attitude concerning its role in the world.