Latest news and stories about leadership in Portugal for expats and residents.
Previously the board member responsible for finance, he replaces João Bento for the 2026-2028 term.
A look at the 10th anniversary of the Leadership Summit Portugal, focusing on its role in shaping future leadership.
Self-awareness, mentoring, and non-formal education have become essential tools in a sector that shapes people, cultures, and futures.
We continue to train excellent computer engineers with strong technical skills without investing, with the same intensity, in their preparation for leadership. Leadership does not happen by chance. Opinion by Ana Teresa Freitas
Portugal leads the Relais & Châteaux network in terms of the proportion of properties managed or led by women.
Over the last decade, Portugal has become a benchmark for international SAP service operations. This evolution has led to teams distributed across various locations, integrated into large-scale projects with diverse cultural realities. However, the greatest challenge of this model is not physical distance or the technological tools that support it; it is leadership. Leading distributed SAP teams requires a mindset shift from traditional project management, moving away from micromanagement toward fostering collaboration, autonomy, and alignment. Key lessons include prioritizing clarity over control, building culture deliberately through digital rituals, establishing trust to empower professionals, and mastering communication to ensure information flows without friction. Ultimately, the success of this model depends on leadership that inspires and unites, turning the challenge of distance into a transformative opportunity.
In a business context marked by technological disruption, geopolitical instability, and increasing competitive pressure, leadership has ceased to be merely a management function and has established itself as a determining factor for organizational adaptability. The question is no longer just who leads, but how one leads. In Portugal, too, executives have demonstrated...
Training. More and more programmes are boosting female leadership. Despite some reservations, the impact is “positive”.
Equality in leadership remains far from being resolved and, despite quotas, a greater female presence in universities, and many years of public debate, change is still moving slowly. This was the idea that marked the Business Breakfast 'Shared Leadership for Real Change', organised by ECO with the support of CGI, in a debate moderated by...
The use of AI tools in daily work is causing anxiety, and bosses are no exception. Many fear losing control and power over their teams, but they must reinvent themselves.
Training executives with leadership skills, decision-making capacity, and risk management in a 'real and demanding context' that involves making decisions under pressure. This is the purpose of the new executive program from Católica Porto Business School, which, in addition to masterclasses, will include an expedition to Tanzania, comparing the climb of Mount Kilimanjaro...
More than policies or benefits, it is leadership that shapes the employee experience and organizational culture, reflected in day-to-day decisions and behaviours. This factor has been decisive for eligibility as an Excellent Place to Work, with Great Place To Work (GPTW) certification. In the companies that have most recently achieved certification...
The new head of the PJ has always been linked to cybercrime. He was responsible for the investigation that led to the arrest of Rui Pinto.
All eyes are on José Luís Carneiro this weekend, with the ghost of Centeno on the horizon in Viseu. Also, what unites and what separates Cavaco Silva and Passos Coelho?
José Luís Carneiro is a thoughtful and prepared politician. He was a good Minister of Internal Administration in a Costa government that was falling apart. He is cultured, a good person, and likeable, but as Secretary-General, he has lacked the courage needed to assume true leadership. He kept people exhausted by power or compulsive readers of Machiavelli close to his circle—choosing Santos Silva as strategic coordinator or giving a platform to Carlos César is a sign of a fragility that will condemn him in the long run. This weekend, in Viseu, he will announce the names of independents at the Congress to help him draft the programme. The names already released are a disappointment. Several figures with unassailable backgrounds, but most of them are worn out or dependent on positions, honours, and sycophancy. 'Dear José António, there are so many people whispering in your corridors, making calculations about the right moment, talking about your fragility... I assume you know.' There is no turmoil, fresh blood, people with imagination, or those capable of making the country believe in a vision for the future. Betting on rectors, professors, former public company administrators, or retired politicians is not enough. Do not worry about the Constitutional Court appointments; worry instead about thinking of a new project. Differentiated. With ideas that have not been imagined before. Call on other people: scientists, innovators, people who communicate well, young people under 40 who have their lives to conquer. With grit and freedom. Without that, the desert will be painful for you.
Santander Portugal announced this Wednesday the 50 women in leadership roles selected for this year's edition of SW50, a female leadership programme that provides access to an online course taught by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). At the presentation event for the awardees, Isabel Guerreiro, CEO of...
Patrícia Boura is the executive president of the Gil Foundation. She fights every day to keep the institution running without funds. A frank sharing of a different leadership experience.
After most federations voted on Friday, only six structures remain to vote this Saturday, with the announcement of the results expected after the polls close.
More than reinforcing individual leadership skills, it is important to train leaders capable of reading the world, mobilising systems, and humanising organisations.
More women are entering the technology sector, but diversity disappears as the weight of decision-making increases. The problem is not access, but how power and leadership opportunities are distributed.
Rangel recalls Cavaco's leadership era and has no doubt that “no one did more for Portugal's image within the European communities” than the former President of the Republic.
Paula Gomes Freire is a lawyer and managing partner at VdA. She discusses the impact of AI, the resolution of BES, and what it was like to replace a charismatic leader.
Exercising effective leadership is currently one of the greatest challenges in management. We live in a context of constant change, marked by a shortage of talent and increasing volatility in the macroeconomic landscape, which has significantly impacted the sustainability and performance of organisations. The act of leading well is no longer just utopian rhetoric...
afpop, the Association of Foreign Property Owners in Portugal, has appointed Daisy Sampson as its new chief executive officer, following the retirement of long-time head Michael Reeve after more than The post Interview: Daisy Sampson takes helm at afpop appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The article discusses Passos Coelho's return to the political scene in Portugal, emphasizing his belief that history owes him a significant role. He presents himself as a reformist leader, advocating for urgent reforms and suggesting that if Parliament fails to act, the people should be consulted. The piece reflects on Coelho's past governance during a time of austerity and the challenges he faces in re-establishing his influence within his party and the broader political landscape. It highlights his strategic positioning as he navigates the complexities of leadership and opposition, suggesting that he sees potential for a right-wing majority but acknowledges the unpredictable nature of political timing.
The 'steering wheel' of Santander in Portugal will change hands, with Isabel Guerreiro taking the helm of a bank that has profits nearing 1 billion for the third consecutive year. The new leader rules out acquisitions.
Discusses a leadership approach that integrates analytical, emotional and intuitive thinking so leaders use their whole brain for better decision-making and team performance.
Does a leader have sufficient distance for coaching? That is the topic we explore this week. We also analysed the leadership of Alan Mullaly, the former CEO of Boeing and Ford, and the difficult decisions he made.
More than a leader, Dr Luísa Proença leaves a deeply human mark on an institution known for its structural rigidity.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa promulgated on Wednesday the decree allowing Carla Tomé Domingos to become a brigadier-general, thereby becoming the first woman to hold the position.
