
Change starts with us – An interview with Helmut Buss
“As leaders, to change behaviour we need to start with ourselves and make it a continuous practice.”

Dag Hammarskjöld’s 1961 Oxford lecture: Three untold stories
While the history of Dag Hammarskjöld’s Oxford lecture could fill a book, this post explores the untold stories behind three known versions of the text.

Leadership and loneliness – An interview with Dominik Bartsch
“A good leader is one who finds and fosters a unity of purpose that ties together the team, that makes the whole greater than the sum of its parts.”

Mobility and leadership – An interview with Peter de Clercq
Can the UN have one without the other?

Feminist leadership: an inspiration for all – An interview with Bela Kapur
“The practice of feminist leadership is not the prerogative of women leaders only.”

Whose norms shape development in the United Nations?
‘My internship has provided me with an opportunity to explore how internationalism facilitates development.’

Leadership not by title: An interview with Kanni Wignaraja
“I have been truly fortunate to have worked with amazing women leaders when I first joined UNDP at a very young age.”

Authentic and relatable UN leadership: An interview with Fathiaa Abdalla
“The UN leader of today is not only a manager, but also a fellow staff member who colleagues look up to as a model and mentor.”

A UN culture of integrity: An interview with Karin Landgren
“I find myself saying ‘I was part of an initiative’ even when I was leading that initiative!”

Without women there can be no recovery from COVID-19
Decades of progress could now be reversed. 2021 needs to be the year of gender equality.