The Problem with Authenticity

The Authenticity Paradox, by Herminia Ibarra, Harvard Business Review, January 2015

Having already written a post about one article in the current edition of Harvard Business Review here is another one. We feel that this will be of interest to a large number of learning managers as it deals with the topic of Authenticity.  As the author, Herminia Ibarra of INSEAD points out this has become the gold standard for leadership. However, what does it really mean?

The Case for Liberal Optimism

We see in the current issue of The Economist that the editor John Micklethwait is leaving that post having been the editor since 2006. 

He reflects on his time in what he calls ‘the nicest job in journalism’.  He is optimistic about the future of The Economist and journalism in general.  The advance of technology has not resulted in a large decline in quality and the ‘race to the bottom’ that was predicted by some commentators did not take place.