MD in Psychiatry, Univ. of Catania, Italy. Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour specializing in the development and practice of leadership. At INSEAD, directs the Management Acceleration Programme, the flagship executive programme for emerging leaders, and the initiative for Learning Innovation and Teaching Excellence; also designs and directs experiential leadership development programmes for multinationals in several industries. Former Visiting Professor, Harvard and Copenhagen business schools. Contributed to executive programmes and MBA, IMD, Switzerland. Award-winning researcher and teacher; speaks widely on leadership and learning, and writes regularly for the Harvard Business Review.