Martin Gutmann

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Martin Gutmann is a Professor at the Lucerne School of Business, Switzerland and the author of The Unseen Leader: How History Can Help Us Rethink Leadership.

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What we should be teaching managers right now

Middle managers make or break employee engagement. Here are the four capabilities L&D needs to prioritize.

Scott J. Allen, Ph.D., Alexis Zahner & Martin Gutmann

Gertrude Bell, a formidable traveller, archaeologist and diplomat, defied the action fallacy by challenging conventional wisdom and achieving remarkable success in her endeavors.

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The “action fallacy” tells us that the most effective leaders are unseen

We rightly celebrate Winston Churchill as one of the world's greatest leaders — but for all the wrong reasons.

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