Strategic thinking and innovative leadership
Trainer 2026: Mònica Nadal and Lidia Clèment
Key thinktanker skills
Leadership is central to any successful think tank effort. The Build a Think Tank Guide offers insights into the importance of leaders in the design and delivery of an organisation’s vision and mission. We understand leadership broadly, including individuals at all levels of the organisation. But the executive director is first among all. In the words of Simon Maxwell, they have the best job in the world, but it is also an impossible one.
Think Tank Leaders: Interviews & Insights
We have developed several series of interviews:
- Podcast Series: Leading a think tank in a changing Europe
- Think tank leadership hub: A one-stop-shop for research, interviews and guidance for think tank leaders.
- Women in think tanks
- OTT Talks (YouTube)
Articles and reports
- Think tank leadership: Functions and challenges of executive directors
- Understanding the functions and challenges of think tank leaders
- Four myths about leadership
- Creating an environment conducive for success: a think tank is only as good as it is managed and governed
- Resources for executive directors: competences, structure and tools
- SERIES: Think tank leaders: Ten lessons from facilitating strategy with think tanks and policy teams
- SERIES: Think tanks’ governance and management