Back to basics: Living the principles of the UN Charter – An interview with Bintou Keita
“Our role as leaders is to unleash the talents of each individual member and find out how these fit together so that the UN can reach its full potential.”
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.”
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!”
Duty to shout? A debate on international civil servants in today’s world
While impartiality is easy to define in the abstract, it is much more difficult to operationalise when it comes to the everyday choices facing UN personnel.
The United Nations at 75: Multilateralism needs action, not celebrations
In this blog post, John Hendra and Silke Weinlich argue it’s high time to get on with the task of multilateral reform.
Reflections on the pandemic and UN leadership
In this blog, Marc Jacquand explores what we need from leaders, particularly UN leaders, during this ‘new normal’.