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As a Portuguese, I have to add: Guterres is a worldclass facilitator full of good will. That's his edge - not intelligence - and how he got his position in UN.
by galfarragem 9y ago
As a Portuguese, I have to add:
Guterres is a worldclass facilitator full of good will. That's his edge - not intelligence - and how he got his position in UN.
In 2001, Guterres was forced to resign from his job as Prime Minister of Portugal. Not the best indicator of great leadership or management skills.
- epmaybe 9y agoFrom Wikipedia: > In December 2001, following a disastrous result for the Socialist Party in the local elections, Guterres resigned, stating, "I am resigning to prevent the country from falling into a political swamp". Could you clarify why you believe resignation implies a lack of leadership or management skills?
- galfarragem 9y agoWhy do you think the Socialist Party got "a disastrous result in the local elections"? Because their leader showed great managing skills and charisma? (IMO) his fall, on the eyes of the public opinion at the time, started here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hintze_Ribeiro_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hintze_Ribeiro_disaster Few years later, Guterres found the perfect employer for his skills: UN.