Has Pope Benedict led effectively amid the sex scandal? - By On Leadership – The Washington Post

Bill George is a management professor at the Harvard Business School and the former chairman and chief executive of Medtronic.

While addressing a crisis of this magnitude is painful, it must start with the pope admitting mistakes the Vatican has made, including his own. Next, the pope needs to deal as aggressively with past defenders as would be expected in a court of law. Then, he needs to install a compliance system that will prevent future occurrences and ensure the early identification of offenders. Finally, Pope Benedict XVI needs to make the Vatican itself much more transparent in order to prevent covering up problems in the future. Photo - Transparency 

Juana Bordas is president of Mestiza Leadership International, a company focusing on leadership, diversity and organizational change…

Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Bob Schoultz directs the Master of Science in Global Leadership program at the University of San Diego's School of Business Administration…

Christina Tamayo is one of 13 cadets and four instructors from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point who take on the weekly On Leadership questions...

Michael Maccoby is an anthropologist and psychoanalyst globally recognized as an expert on leadership…

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