5 thoughts on Leadership
I am a student at University of Sydney, studying a Masters in International Studies. Recently we looked at leadership. Now there are many thoughts on leadership, here are five of my own.
Leadership is not always formal
Think Jesus, Ghandi or Mandela. If anything, their formal roles were consistently reduced, yet their leadership grew. Leading from a [...]
44th President
Obama is here. What will the new guy bring? How long before the polls (78% positive) turn south? Can one man, with good intentions, solve the mess in which he finds his nation and the world at large? Will the realist in him grow, or with his liberal ideals stand firm? How will he cope [...]
Two jobs – Costello on World Bank corruption committee
Peter Costello has a new part-time job. Interestingly at the World Bank. One wonders though, as the world bank increasingly struggles for relevance, what this role will involve? Peter comments that it will be resolving corruption disputes within development projects. What is happening to the number of development projects is still not clear, however, either [...]
Obama winning hearts and minds in Berlin
“what has always united us, driven our people… is a set of ideals shared by all people….free to speak our minds, assembly as we choose and worship as we please…. these aspirations…our generation must make our mark on the world….The scale of our challenge is great, the road ahead is long…. we are poeple of [...]