Antonio Marturano

Antonio Marturano

Dr Antonio Marturano is an adjunct professor of business ethics at the Sacred Heart Catholic University of Rome and professor of leadership at the Swiss School of Management, Rome. Previously, he has worked at the Jepson School of Leadership, University of Richmond, USA,  and at the Centre for Leadership Studies, University of Exeter, UK. He  has published extensively on leadership ethics and computer ethics and he is co-author of the book Leadership: the Key Concepts (Routledge, 2008). He is also editor in chief of Leadership & The Humanities.

Charismatic leaders excel at rhetoric, but what is the relationship between rhetoric and truth?

Linguistic skills are generally considered to be the most important soft power that leaders should possess.

For example, political leaders combine oratory and inspirational rhetorical skills to make an impression on public opinion. In...