John Gerzema

While leaders spend considerable time and effort trying to envision markets and pushing out innovation, empathy can often generate simple, yet breakthrough ideas.

Businesses have to make gestures that go beyond words. Persuasion no longer works.

Companies have to be innovative in leading with values the same way they have to be innovative in their products and services.

I have a rigid self-accountability. You have to work hard.

But we need to show that the EU can modernise itself, can adapt to the needs of its citizens, can take their views into account. That will be our ambition for the UK Presidency.

If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality.