BUSINESS

The pitfalls of 'authentic' leadership

Business, Ricardo Hausmann, Published on 18/01/2017

» The theme of this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is "Responsible and Responsive Leadership". But one possible reading of Donald Trump's victory in the United States presidential election is that voters these days care less about responsibility than "authenticity." Voters welcomed Trump's reckless comments on sensitive issues because he was speaking his mind and being true to himself. Ordinary politicians, by always saying the "right" thing, seem packaged and staged.