The Encyclopedia
of World Problems
& Human Potential

Inadequate leadership

Visualization of narrower problems

Name(s):

Ineffectual leadership

Timid leadership

Flawed leadership

Ineffective leaders

Obstacles to leadership

Claim

Regional conflicts of the Yugoslav kind are generally agreed to be the likely model of future wars. But allied soldiers, and more particularly their civilian leaders, have ruled themselves out of any real role in such conflicts. Vietnam and equivalent European experiences have resulted in a timid pattern of civilian leadership that is deeply afraid of any protracted involvement or risk to military life.

Broader

Unavailability of appropriate expertise

General obstacles to problem alleviation

Narrower

Unprepared leadership

Inflexible leadership

Insufficient nobility

Rigid leadership roles

Unrepresentative leaders

Sparse female leadership

Insecurity of leadership

Insufficient role models

Stifled emerging leadership

Ineffective global leadership

Lack of leadership initiative

Deficient business leadership

Infrequent leadership rotation

Loss of leadership credibility

Leadership impaired by illness

Mediocrity of government leaders

Illiteracy as an impediment for leadership

Constrained representation of global interests

Aggravates

Domination of government policy-making by short-term considerations

Aggravated by

Inhibiting shyness

Leadership age gap

Fear of future change

Powerlessness within bureaucracy

Negative influence of peer groups

Strategy(ies)

Identifying obstacles to leadership

Improving leadership

Providing leadership

Increasing effectiveness of leaders

Value(s)

Type

(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems

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The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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