Bert George is Professor of Public Management at Ghent University, Belgium. His research centers on strategic planning and management in public organisations, with a particular interest in the individuals, teams and tools involved in public-sector strategising. His work adopts a social and cognitive psychological perspective, always considering strategy as something policymakers and public managers “do” and not something public organisations “have”. In other words, Prof. George considers strategy as, above all, a social process aimed at navigating through complexity, using the competencies of teams, and bringing people together – even when interests conflict. He has taught to executives all across the world on the subject, and consults for a.o. the OECD and the EU. He is co-chair of the European Group for Public Administration’s Permanent Study Group on Strategic Management in Government.