Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.
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Ambassador Stefano Baldi was born in Città della Pieve (Italy) on April 8, 1961. He is a career diplomat in the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OSCE in Vienna, 4 January 2021.
He was Ambassador of Italy to Bulgaria from 2016 to 2020 and previously Training Director at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affair and International Cooperation from 2011 to 2016. He was Head of the Science and Technology Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2011.
From 2006 to 2010 he was First Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the European Union, responsible for legal and financial aspects of the Common Foreign and Security Policy as Relex Counsellor.
He has also served at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva and to the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in New York in charge for disarmament affairs. He has been the first head of the Statistical Office of the Ministry from 2000 to 2002.
He has lectured in with many Italian universities (Roma La Sapienza, LUISS, Roma TRE, LUMSA, Trento, Pavia, Firenze), holding seminars and courses in international affairs, particularly in multilateral diplomacy.
His most recent researches focus on diplomatic management, Social media for International Affairs and Books written by diplomats. He is author and editor of more than 30 books. His recent publications include several books on the activities of diplomats (Diplomatici, 2018) and a book on Management for diplomats (Manuale di management per diplomatici, 2016). He has also published, both in Italian and in English, the results of a comprehensive research on books written by Italian Diplomats (Through the Diplomatic Looking Glass, Diplo, 2007). His most recent books concern a photographic research on Italian Diplomatic History.
From 2013 to 2016, he has been producer and speaker of a weekly Radio Programme on Diplomats at Radio LUISS. He has a personal website and he is responsible for the Blog on Training “Diplo Learning Corner” and for the website “Immaginario diplomatico” dedicated to historical photos of Italian diplomats.
Image: Original watercolours drawings by Beatrice Baldi (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
Maya Angelou
According to an article published on the McKinsey Quarterly, new research suggests that the secret to developing effective leaders is to encourage four types of behavior:
- Be supportive;
- Operate with strong results orientation;
- Seek different perspectives;
- Solve problems effectively.
Discover more here!
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In a gentle way, you can shake the world
Mahatma Gandhi
The Diplo calendar 2020 realized by Stefano Baldi presents a selection of quotes for better living and better working.
The selected quotes are by well-known as well as lesser known Italian men and women that can inspire us in our daily life.
Here is the selected quotation for the month of October
Never help a child with a task
at which he feels he can succeed
Success is loving life and daring to live it
Maya Angelou
Are you able to keep your emotions in check when negotiating that big deal? According to Ananda Laberge – associate tutor for Scotwork North America – there are six proven strategies to help gain the upper hand in your next negotiation:
1. Thoroughly prepare
2. Draw the emotion out first
3. Give them what they want… on your terms
4. Watch for signals from the individuals
5. Don’t go into an important negotiation alone
6. When necessary, adjourn
Read the full article at: http://onforb.es/1mLPyb7
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