A two-decade-old film set in the fashion world turns out to say more about how real power operates in organizations than most management books combined.
Real power in organizations belongs to whoever controls resources, relationships and options.
A formal title in an org chart does not guarantee actual authority in negotiations.
The film provides a useful framework for understanding power dynamics in modern structures.
Cristian Mungiu is back in competition at Cannes with a new film — and the anticipation has its own quiet logic, nearly two decades after the Palme d'Or for „4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days".
An expert invited by Radio Trinitas for World Climate Action Day turns a cancelled broadcast into a written essay on natural variability and human culpability.
The author initially declined a radio appearance but chose to answer the proposed questions in writing.
The text examines the tension between natural climate variability and the documented impact of human activity.
It is the first in a series of episodes published on Contributors exploring the global climate crisis.
A little-known historical detail: the Romanian Academy is the only such institution in the world to have counted Karol Wojtyła among its honorary members.
The Romanian Academy is the only academic body in the world with John Paul II as an honorary member.
The diploma was presented to the Pope on 31 May 2001, in the private Vatican library.
The choice reflects a tradition of unconventional gestures in Romanian cultural diplomacy.
The Romanian Academy is the only such body in the world to have counted Karol Wojtyła among its honorary members — a distinction with a story worth telling.
The Romanian Academy made John Paul II an honorary member — a distinction unique worldwide.
The diploma was presented to the pontiff on 31 May 2001, in the private library of his papal apartment.
The essay uses this moment to reflect on moral authority built through culture rather than position.