Synopsis: |
The globalization of personal accountability is catching up with the globalization of personal power. Political violence, corruption and environmental harm are caused by identifiable leaders who are now being challenged. Names such as Milosevic, Estrada, Cheng, Pinochet, Fujimori, Berlusconi, Enron, Union Carbide and Grace have been brought into the accountability frame, as were bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Bush and Blair. From research at the UN University Leadership Academy, this innovative forward-looking analysis identifies the precedents for global action, and explains how errant leaders become locked into deceit. Deceit fuels a challenge rooted in our evolutionary psyche, and civil society action. Eventually 'direct democratic accountability' may supersede voting systems, and moral authority may shift from West to East. A new Global Leadership Responsibility Index puts America below China, Japan and South Korea. If legitimate leadership accountability fails, global feuding could increase. The lessons are for those learning to be, or learning to question, leaders. |