José Antonio R. Piedrabuena -- The global problem of having politicians
They create a distrustful and disoriented society that does not know where the truth lies because polarisation and psychopathic deception have been cultivated and used as their crutch and support. They are rooted in negligence, authoritarianism or an ideology that could not develop within a consensus, unity or common project [...]
The evil of the narcissist
Narcissistic personality disorder has some of the following traits: chameleon-like character and verbiage, and a void that is covered up by image cultivation. The narcissist is interested in power, - the rest does not count -, amoral, vain, envious, strategically empathetic, demanding of others and extraordinarily tolerant of their cheating. [...]
Repetition (and II): The B-side
Another article about televised election debates? Yet another article about the six debates broadcast, two by RTVE, two by La Sexta, one by TVE-3 and one, the first to be held, by Barcelona Tribuna-La Vanguardia? Some might say they would rather read about them than watch them (as a week's worth of debates is hard to digest). But, […]
Arsonists and rapists
We are surprised that a crocodile can be so tender as to carry its eggs from one place to another until its young hatch, or that a panther can be so loving and careful as to carry its young by the neck. In another scene, we see both animals displaying unusual ferocity. That is how […] works.
Let's talk about politicians
All living creatures, and even some viruses, live, we live, in groups. We can refer to their individual identity and we may be right. But we all have the experience that, depending on the group we are in, aspects, resources, qualities and even defects come to the fore that do not show up individually or in pairs. [...]
The drug of power
Our political leaders are giving us the soup. The media drama that hijacks us daily as hostages to squeeze their negotiations makes the last few weeks since the elections seem like years. But what happens to these guys when they caress power? This week saw the launch of Antonio Garrigues's new book of poetry, “Amores [...]
What value does lobbying bring to a company and to our society?
Rafael Cabarcos and Carlos Sánchez, experts in lobbying and corporate diplomacy, detail what value lobbying brings to a company and to our society. As they explain, lobbying is an action designed, planned and aimed at public decision-makers to provide information in a responsible and transparent manner on issues that affect the company's business and society.
Workers optimistic about the future of work
BCG Henderson Institute and Harvard Business School have released Future Positive: How Companies Can Tap Into Employee Optimism to Navigate Tomorrow's Workplace, a research project detailing a global forecast of 6,500 business leaders' and 11,000 middle-skill workers' perceptions of the future of work. At a time when the public debate [...]
Millennials and the political role of the EU
The European elections, the construction of Europe and how the younger generations perceive and deal with these issues has been the subject of a study promoted by Vinces, an independent consultancy specialising in Public Affairs, and presented a few days ago in Madrid. The preparation of the report «The European elections from a millennial perspective» has required the analysis of the [...]
Times keep changing
The acceleration that has infected our lives has also reached political cycles. A month in the 21st century is much longer than a year in the 20th century, and a year is equivalent to a decade. When the motion of censure that brought Pedro Sánchez to the government with the help of a heterogeneous group of [...]
Round 2: More of the same?
It would have been too much to expect, and more than adventurous, to believe in rhetorical and technical innovations on the part of the competing politicians for this second round of elections. However, there was still room for improvement, which has consisted rather in making worse what was worse, especially when gratuitously aggressive ways and manners are not abandoned. The difference [...]
The challenges of Brand Spain
Javier Martín-Domínguez, president of the International Press Club, has analysed the challenges of Brand Spain in the videos of the tenth anniversary of Proa Comunicación. In addition, he summarised the evolution of communication and how it has been influenced by the irruption of new technologies, giving as an example the decisive role of social networks in the [...]