Martin Gutmann

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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Effective leaders aren’t the ones you’d expect: A conversation with historian and professor, Martin Gutmann

History’s most effective leaders often worked quietly behind the scenes. Find out the traits to watch for when identifying unseen leadership in your team.

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.