Recent Articles

This article focuses on moral leadership and the importance that ethics, values and trust play in a leader’s role in the formation and maintenance of an effective organization. I will discuss the relationship between ethics, values, and trust and the critical balance one must maintain in these… read more

I keep meeting accomplished, interesting, and successful Czech women. But when I ask who helped them to achieve their career goals, I usually hear - “Nobody”.

This is a completely unknown concept for me.

Even during my university years, I had mentors. People, who helped me, guided… read more

My second article will address the topic of servant leadership. What really is servant leadership and why, in my opinion, does it seem to become yet another “flavor of the month” every three years or so? I will discuss my premise that servant leadership is really effective leadership and base… read more

I would like to talk about a topic that is very close to my heart, and is, in my opinion, very often depressed in the boardrooms – “street smart leadership”. Or, how my father would put it, “idiots will always find a way to make things complicated”. Is it then the burden of responsibility or the… read more

This will be the first of a series of three articles where I will discuss the various concepts of leadership and attempt to bring some clarification on that very elusive subject, sometimes the “flavor of the month” word called leadership. The first article will explore the diverse topic of what… read more

True or false: A real leader must always appear to be the smartest and the most powerful person in the room.

If this doesn’t sound like a silly question you really need to read today’s column.

Recently, United States President, Barak Obama, was severely criticized for appearing… read more

I have written a lot about women leaders over the years. I have had first-hand experience with women as leaders since childhood—my mother was an executive, so was my wife and, for more than twenty-five years, I have been an advisor to women executives in Asia, America, and Europe. My support… read more

Being a leader is a complex, demanding and paradoxical undertaking. Having the desire, though, to be a good leader—one who consistently brings out the best in others—that’s even more complex, demanding and paradoxical.

Once one accepts the mantle of “Leader”, they enter a… read more

Have you ever been as busy as you have been lately? Chances are, if you are like most of us, you just rolled your eyes and thought, “You must be kidding! I am beyond being busy just trying to keep up with the increased load I have to carry!” So, as a community service, to all the over… read more

I was reminded of one of the key abilities of a successful leader recently as I was walking to my favorite ice cream store in Namesti Miru. It was a beautiful sunny spring day—perfect weather for enjoying an ice cream cone. After getting my ice cream, I sat down on a bench in the square. As I… read more