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The kind of power that motivates a leader shapes their behavior, two management scholars write.
What’s happening now in Washington, DC, is different from most presidential transitions − in volume, pace, content and breadth of the changes ordered.
Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli dissected the threats authoritarian figures pose to representative government.
The Khamas have dominated Botswana’s politics since the 1870s, but they are now a discredited, spent force.
One is a lion and the other a fox, but a successful leader must be both.
It’s tempting to go along with the notion of Daenerys as Mad Queen in Game of Thrones, but what if, instead Dany was the real heroine of the series, and Jon Snow the real heel?
Some lessons from leadership theory for anyone aspiring to sit on the Iron Throne.
Pearls of wisdom for a prince will serve a prime minister, too.
Employees who admitted to being emotionally manipulative in a survey may also be perceived as being emotionally intelligent in their workplaces, a study has found.
Mercenaries and private armies have always been controversial – but are they really any worse than regular armies?
In our modern age, reform means essentially mastering necessity – taking what steps are necessary to ensure that one’s country survives and prospers.
The recently released fifth report of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stresses the connection between climate change and severe weather events around the world, including devastating…
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