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[0:00] ..." Joining us now is general Tony zinni he is also an author. The book called leading the charge leadership lessons from the battlefield to the board room. And I"...
[1:02] ..." Well I think you see people like General David Petraeus that manages to see the conflict in a different way in and capture. What it is about today's conflict that's different and"...
[2:19] ..." religious leaders that have failed -- we count on them we've seen government officials. Disappointed us and their approaches things they do certainly we have seen the Enron's and we've seen that. In the problems in"...
[0:00]" Joining us now is general Tony zinni he is also an author. The book called leading the charge leadership lessons from the battlefield to the board room. And I appreciate you being here on WBZ it's always kind of interesting when a general turns into -- an author yeah thank -- at the tell us why you wrote this book in what is the book about sir."
[0:22]" Well I wrote the book because she. I noticed that the world has changed drastically and I've had a sense that people felt that our our leadership wasn't adjusting to the new world and all the changes we have from. If -- can technology that the new threats new powers to. And it decided to take a look at. Who's leading well now and there doesn't seem to be very many but they seem to be very unique said the -- the book is really about. Eleven things that I've noticed in new leaders and it also added in. My experience from -- must have this country leadership and what I thought I learned from mistakes and successes."
[0:59]" Who is leading well and who isn't."
[1:02]" Well I think you see people like General David Petraeus that manages to see the conflict in a different way in and capture. What it is about today's conflict that's different and doesn't apply legal rules UC. People in industries like the airline news industry like Richard Branson and many others said although all those around them are not succeeding and prevailing they seem to find a way to make it work."
[1:26]" So what are these secret points he said there are eleven points -- today."
[1:30]" Well it just goes. To some problem you know its ability. -- plans for the future to think strategically to grasp the importance of a modern technology. Especially information technology. To understand their environment which is probably the most critical point date they don't make assumptions they don't work on the role models. Other able to adapt their organization and change it and are willing to change rapidly yet to meet requirements and those who just a few of the things said that -- out there."
[1:59]" And -- talking about across the board here not just the military but government business and even religious organizations."
[2:05]" That try to I mean I tried to you know from my experience especially after I retired in business and academia and elsewhere. To look at the common threads through all those fields."
[2:14]" Okay give us an example of some really poor leadership well."
[2:17]" I think we've seen the examples in which -- religious leaders that have failed -- we count on them we've seen government officials. Disappointed us and their approaches things they do certainly we have seen the Enron's and we've seen that. In the problems in the automobile industry in the CEOs. You know I think they're just many many examples. The poll last year of American citizens. Asking them it is their crisis of leadership but 200877%. Said yes there was so that tells us --"
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