Leo 2022 The man who would be ‘world king’ will no longer be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. After many scandals, Boris Johnson will move out of Number 10 when the Tory party elects a new leader, who then automatically becomes Prime Minister. So the UK is in summer limbo as the contest is narrowed down to two …
Country management – electing a leader
Pisces 2021 This month I have a choice of 37 political parties to choose from in our Dutch elections. And even more people, as we can also vote for a particular person if we would rather have someone from a particular party who is not at the top of their list. Pfff!! Usually I would know by now which way …
Where you lead I will follow …
Leo 2019 These days, many people are crying out for ‘leadership’, especially in politics, but what does that mean? Way back in 2006, (where did that time go?) I wrote a Leo post on leadership, where I suggested that there are four basic types of leaders based on the elements of fire, earth, air and water. Leo time Leo, the …
What is it with all these Geminis in politics?
Gemini 2019 Yes, I know it’s that time of year, but really – we seem to have a plethora of them in the news here. Geminis! Trump, President Xi of China and, in the UK, Boris Johnson, and Jeremy Corbyn. Apart from Boris, London has had another Gemini as mayor – Ken Livingstone. And then there are the other air …
39 – A magic number for Macron
Taurus 2017 My favourite time of the year has been an interesting one. Lush and green in nature and also rich in eye-catching world events of all types. Number 45 has, of course, been in the news – what’s new? But more excitingly we have a brand new, shiny, young French President, Emmanuel Macron. And to my delight, one with …
Authentic Leadership
Leo 2006 Much has been written over the years about leadership, and of late about the type of leaders needed for the current world climate. A typical example for these times is a digital book produced by IPR Publishing, ‘The Five principles of Business Leadership’ which offers help to: Energise and motivate your team Define your core values, and apply …