Saturday, 11 June 2011

General Peter Cosgrove on leadership

Talk by General Peter Cosgrove in Summit 2000 (held at Clancy Auditorium, UNSW)

Key ideas:

Attributes required in order to be a good leader:
0. Motivation to lead, see a challenge
1. Integrity
2. Courage. Physical courage is not absolutely necessary. Moral courage is
3. Compassion
4. Humility. Seek consensus
5. Be able to communicate

A leader should be able to spot strengths and hide the vulnerabilities of the people he leads.

Leading by example with a smile.

There is a spiritual component to leadership.