Chairman or chief?

Do these labels fit? And which is more suitable to the times we’re in? asks Caroline O’Doherty

Chairman or chief?

ENDA KENNY may have the votes to become Taoiseach but the count continues as to whether he has the virtues to be a good leader.

Political analyst and broadcaster Brian Farrell famously coined the phrase “chairman or chief” now used to assess the leadership styles of taoisigh past and present.

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