FUSADES is a private, non-profit development organization dedicated to the ongoing pursuit of the common good, centered on the human individual. Its strategy is based on promoting economic, social, political, legal and institutional public policy proposals to Salvadoran society. The organization has two centers of operation: the Research Center and the Development Center.The Research Center is a think tank, focused on thought and analysis. It develops research and oversight i

As I wrote in a previous post, think tank’s directors need to deal with a huge diversity of issues: from budgetary choices, to communicational ones; from organizational engineering to staffing and leadership. Moreover, they are always interacting with a broad range of stakeholders, both at the internal and external “front”: donors, policy makers, political leaders, media, private sector, other colleagues; and the Board and staff. After some years holding such a demanding posi

Leading a think tank is not an easy task. Usually, these leaders need to make key decisions that involve a huge diversity of issues: from budgetary choices, to communicational ones; from organizational engineering to staff issues. Moreover, they have to deal with a broad range of stakeholders, both at the internal and external “fronts”: donors, policy makers, media, private sector, other colleagues; and the Board and staff. All these tasks require different characteristics, a