The United Arab Emirates has put forward Lana Nusseibeh, its former UN ambassador, in a race that could produce the first woman to lead the United Nations.

A decision journal is one of the simplest tools a leader can adopt. A few lines written before a big call can sharpen judgment, reduce hindsight bias and make you far easier to follow.

Let's expose the corporate PR circus for what it is. A company appoints a high-profile female executive to its board, issues a glossy press release, and pats itself on the back for championing diversity. But a savage research study from the Center for Creative Leadership blew the lid off this practice: the vast majority of Fortune 500 corporations completely freeze their diversity initiatives the exact second they get a single woman onto their leadership team. This is the "on