Martin Gutmann

Martin Gutmann (born 1979) is a historian, professor, and author known for his work on leadership, decision making, and historical analysis. He is the author of The Unseen Leader: How History Can Help Us Rethink Leadership. Quotes Why do we celebrate incompetent leaders? Shackleton was a tenacious man, no doubt, but his is a captivating story fit for Hollywood. But it is not a story fit to draw leadership lessons from. We confuse a good story for good leadership. The leaders we celebrate are the leaders we learn from. In other words, appearing to be a good leader rather than actually being one is the path to fame and promotion today. We have to learn to ignore the captains of crisis, the Shackletons, those who are lurching from one dramatic circumstance to another. TEDxBerlin, Why do we celebrate incompetent leaders? (February 2024) Quotes from specific works Good leaders boast a mastery of their environment, a mastery gained by dedicated study, self-reflection, and a tenacious gathering of experience. The Unseen Leader: How History Can Help Us Rethink Leadership () External links Official website ( Category:Historians Category:Swiss people Category:Living people