Wednesday, 25 September 2013

Leadership and related matters

In today’s world, when you have a crisis, you invest in diplomacy and negotiated solutions. But it would be a mistake not to back diplomacy with knowledge and force preparation. You need to know. You have to access the best analysis of options you can get and, at the same time, enough force and determination to make use of it. This is the quickest way to convince the other side, the opposing side, that negotiations are the best alternative for them. More than ever, a comprehensive approach to crisis response requires good diplomats, top class intelligence and well trained soldiers.  On top of that, you have put good leadership. And that’s the difficult part of this complex equation. Leadership. Leadership is about vision, intuition, and courage. It requires experience, and combines it with commitment and risk taking.

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