Entries by Alexandre

Virtuous Leadership at the US Army War College (Carlisle, PA)

On October 11, 2011 Alexandre Havard lectured to 425 senior military officers at the US Army War College (Carlisle, PA) The military has a long and distinguished reputation for character formation and leadership training. What they specifically appreciated from Alex’s lecture was the distinction he made between virtue and values. Virtues come from within. They […]

UNIV Forum 2011

UNIV is a meeting in Rome that brings together thousands of university students from all over the world. The keynote speaker at the UNIV Forum this year was Alexandre Havard. The topic was “Magnanimity: Striving towards Great Things”.

Virtuous Leadership in Riga, Latvia

On Thursday 10th, Alexandre Havard delivered a seminar on Virtuous Leadership hosted in Riga, Latvia, by Big Business Day and Elevator International. More than 50 Latvian senior executives from middle and large companies attended the seminar. The success of the event attracted the media as well, and a couple of interviews were held at top […]

14th Lismullin (Ireland) Institute Business Leadership Forum

Virtuous Leadership and Motivation in Action 14th Lismullin Institute Business Leadership Forum (Wednesday 3rd November 2010) The seminar re-iterated the need for leaders to have courage, to be decisive and the enormous value of humility, which is exactly what is needed in the tough economic environment that Irish businessmen are operating in at present. The […]

An encounter with François Michelin, 20.01.2010

 Fraternal humility—the habit of serving others—far from being an obstacle to business is the condition for its success.  In forty years, François Michelin lead his company from tenth to first place in the ranking of the world’s largest firms in its sector. By Alexandre Havard (Translation from French, Anthony Salvia) François Michelin was 28 years old […]

Virtuous Leadership in Nairobi, Kenya

 Virtuous Leadership at Strathmore Business School On Wednesday 27th October at Strathmore Business School a Roundtable discussion was held at the culmination ‘The Effective Director’ (TED) program. The Roundtable was an interactive forum moderated by Sunny Bindra (www.sunwords.com). It was an opportunity for the course participants to hear from seasoned directors who have been through […]