 Managing TalentSantiago Álvarez de Mon Chapter 17 in When Business Meets Culture, 2011, pp 234-243 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract If leadership is the process of transforming some aspect of reality (a country, a company, a team), then clearly a leader must be in permanent contact with reality. It is materially impossible to govern reality if one turns one’s back on it and ignores its requirements and challenges. Although this is conceptually self-evident, many managers and professionals find it puzzling and difficult to understand. Without our realizing it, we fall into the grip of ideas that blind us, intellectually and emotionally, so that we cannot see clearly. An objective, limpid, curious, aseptic, attentive, and humble gaze, willing to be astonished by a reality it cannot fully grasp, is the first prerequisite of a leadership that aspires to serve society. In this respect, it is interesting to hear what Dr Valentín Fuster has to say about the qualities of a good researcher. ‘A researcher must be a person with no other special interest or predisposition; you cannot have preconceptions: such lack of humility and openmindedness does not sit well with research.’ Keywords: Heart Attack; Good Researcher; Opera House; Real Star; Credibility Premium (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-29511-7_17 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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