What does it take to be a good leader? To answer this question, Professor Santiago Álvarez de Mon turns to literature, philosophy and life to explain how a leader can swim through turbulent waters, nurture his or her best qualities – and ultimately lead from the heart.

Executive Summary
Turning to Socrates, Michel de Montaigne and Goethe, among others, for inspiration, Professor Santiago Álvarez delivers philosophical reflections on leadership. Leaders, he says, must grasp reality in all its vastness. They must tackle conflict, sniff out natural talent, and encourage colleagues to work from the heart.
“Leadership is an experience that is full of life, and it is up to you to live it,” he writes. “Everything else is an academic distraction.”


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