In Hindsight

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This week on The WarriorU Podcast Bram and Trent look back over 2020 - the year that was and discuss their observations and insights after assisting a number of high profile clients develop their current and emerging leaders in the operating environment of a pandemic.

They discuss key observations from the conduct of their Hindsight Leadership and Resilience courses. Business agility, both the client’s and Hindsight’s ability to “pivot” in order to function more effectively in the developing Covid-19 situation. The importance of outcome over output and the realisation that leaders needed to be more committed in order to lead their teams remotely. The also go into detail about getting the balance of communication right, as well as the importance of empathy and understanding what’s in your team’s “invisible backpack”. Bram and Trent finish by discussing their observations around the importance of leading through personal and organisational values.   

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Bram Connolly and Trent Burnard continue their Leadership Analysis Series. During this series Bram and Trent forensically analyse leadership styles throughout history and attribute them with a score for different facets of leadership. By doing this, they hope to find knowledge, skills and attributes that modern leaders may, or may not want to emulate.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, they analyse American President Jimmy Carter. Born on the 1st October 1924 in Plains, Georgia, Jimmy began life as a peanut farmer before his progressive politics lead him to becoming the Governor of Georgia from 1971-1975 and President of the USA from 1977-1981. His Presidential vision for America was to foster world peace and promote human rights abroad whilst achieving economic, political and social harmony and equality domestically in the midst of economic and social disruption. 

Leadership Analysis

Inspiration and Motivation - Score: 3/10

-        Carter used his image as a humble, honest, everyman to connect to the vast majority of Americans 

-        He refused to ‘play ball’ with the more underhand tactics of Congress and was seen as a leader of principle and integrity 

-        However he failed to inspire and motivate people to support his vision for America 

-        Towards the end of his Presidency he was seen as increasingly out-of-touch and his gentle touch to politics was seen more as a weakness than source of strength 

Providing Purpose and Direction – 3/10

-        Sought to internationally foster peace and promote human rights whilst domestically repairing the economic and political divide 

-        Was initially successful internationally with the Camp David Accords, Panama Treaties and SALT treaties, the Departments of Education and Energy and mending the political divide 

-        However, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and Iranian Hostage Crisis in 1979 and Carter’s lacklustre response saw him perceived as weak and turned people against his soft touch vision 

-        Domestically, Carter failed to revive the economy, inflation and interest rates along with fuel shortages and rationing and failed to mend the growing social and political divide 

-        These failures turned people towards the more conservative and strong-willed Reagan and saw Americans abandon their support for Carters vision for America 

Effectiveness of Leadership Style – 3/10

-        Carter utilised leading by example, delegation and collaborative styles of leadership throughout his Presidency 

-        His collaborative style initially saw success internationally, however allowed the Soviets and Iranians to take advantage of this to advance their interests

-        Collaboration with Congress failed due to Carter refusing to ‘play ball’, and as such Congress blocked Carters progressive initiatives 

-        Used delegation to make presidential power more of a force for guidance rather than command, however this saw him unable to cohesively and effectively lead America 

-        His leading by example style did initially create a connection between him and the people, yet it also saw people perceive Carter as shifting blame onto the public and being too weak to lead...

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This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram Connolly and Trent Burnard continue their Leadership Analysis Series. During this series Bram and Trent will be forensically analysing leadership styles throughout history and attributing them with a score for different facets of leadership. By doing this, they hope to find knowledge, skills and attributes that modern leaders may, or may not want to emulate.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, they dissect Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Due to his status as the last Shah, or King, of Iran, he is often known simply as, The Shah. He was born on the 26th of October 1919 in Tehran. His rule started in 1941 until his overthrow in the Iranian Revolution on the 11th of February 1979. Throughout his reign, aimed to achieve two broad goals – consolidate his personal power and Westernize Iran.

Leadership Analysis

Inspiration and Motivation - Score: 4/10

• The Shah used his image of being a young, confident, wealthy and progressive to gain public support for his visions and bring political stability and reform to Iran.
• Used vibrant celebrations of Iranian culture and history to inspire the people, while also being seen as a Westernised leader.
• Had a personality of being timid, indecisive and hesitant was both a strength and a weakness.
• Established the SAVAK, secret police, and had the Army be loyal to him personally in order to use coercion to force people to follow his vision.
• Was able to nationalise the oil fields, creating a new economic flow of wealth into the country.

Providing Purpose and Direction - Score: 5/10

• The Shah aimed, throughout his reign, to achieve two broad aims – consolidate his personal power and Westernize Iran.
• In 1946 he sent the army to defeat separatist leaders in Persian Azerbaijan, leading to public popularity of the Shah increasing.
• An assassination attempt on the Shah in 1949 was blamed on the Communist Party of Iran (Tudeh) and the Shah used this an opportunity to ban the party, who he saw as a political threat to his power.

Effectiveness of Leadership Style - Score: 4/10

• The Shah was an authoritarian autocrat, and had a dictator’s approach to leadership.
• Introduced social reform which gave women the rights to vote, decreased the role of Islam in Iranian culture and promoted Western culture and customs.
• Although being in power for a long time, his dictatorship wasn’t enough to sustain his rule and he wasn’t comfortable with responsibility nor the accountability that comes with being dictator.

Enduring Legacy - Score: 4/10

• The downfall of the Shah and ushering in of the Islamic Republic saw all of the Shah’s reforms reversed and conservative Islamic social laws introduced – many of which still continue today.
• The Shah’s legacy is highly contestable – some hold him and his leadership’s accomplishments in high regard and still follow these ideals now, however the Iranian state has effectively criminalised any adoration of the Shah and his ideas, and many also see him as a weak and ineffectual leader, and his lasting impact in Iran is heavily suppressed.

How it ended for them - Score: 0/10

• The Shah’s indecisive leadership and increasing unpopularity amongst all social classes of Iran saw him flee Iran in the face of a popular and increasingly violent revolution aimed at overthrowing him and all of his Western initiatives.
• He died in 1980, from cancer, in Egypt.

Overall Leadership Summary - Score: 18/ 50

The Shah’s ability to pursue his goals of consolidating power, modernising and westernizing Iran was able to occur through the inspiration and motivation he was able to utilise through his centralization of power, coercion through SAVAK/Army, and pandering to social groups in order to pursue his vision for Iran, which was achieved successfully for much of...

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This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram Connolly and Trent Burnard continue their Leadership Analysis Series. During this series Bram and Trent will be forensically analysing leadership styles throughout history and attributing them with a score for different facets of leadership. By doing this, they hope to find knowledge, skills and attributes that modern leaders may, or may not want to emulate.

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was born in 1881 to a Turkish family in Salonica in the Ottoman Empire, now Thessaloniki in Greece. His father was a military officer, and he sent Mustafa to. secular school and later on Mustafa joined the Salonica Military School in 1893. In 1899 he joined the Ottoman military academy, graduating in 1905.

Ataturk died in 1938 at the age of 57 of liver failure. His life ended as Turkey’s founding president and its greatest leader of the 20th century.  His legacy will be remembered in how he crafted the political and social fabric of modern Turkey. Despite some political opposition to his leadership and his ideology, internationally and domestically he is regarded as a highly effective and visionary leader that demonstrated strong personal courage and deep empathy for his people and was able to successfully implement his vision for a modern Turkey – seeing him regarded as one of the 20th century’s most revered and effective leaders 

Leadership Analysis:

Inspiration and Motivation - Score: 10 / 10

Providing Purpose and Direction - Score: 9 / 10

Effectiveness of Leadership Style - Score: 10 / 10

Enduring Legacy - Score: 8 / 10

How it ended for them - Score: 10 / 10

Overall Leadership Summary - Score: 47 / 50

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This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram Connolly and Trent Burnard continue their Leadership Analysis Series. During this series Bram and Trent will be forensically analysing leadership styles throughout history and attributing them with a score for different facets of leadership. By doing this, they hope to find knowledge, skills and attributes that modern leaders may, or may not want to emulate.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram and Trent are going to delve deep into the leadership style of

General Sir John Monash as a leader. Monash was born in Melbourne Australia in 1865. He was a German Jew who spoke German as his native language. As an academic, through the 1890s and early 1900s, he worked as a Civil Engineer whilst also being active in the local militia. He became an Australian military commander of the First World War and is recognised by the allies as our most innovative, empathetic, meticulous and successful General, not only from Australia but from the War.

Leadership Analysis

Inspiration and Motivation - Score: 10/10

• Determination to serve his country despite contemporary prejudices about Jews and Germans.
• Demonstrated empathy for his own troops and improved cohesiveness when he commanded.
• Employed the combined arms concept of warfare.
• Provided inspiration and pioneered many advancements and tactics and was the reason for the deepening of the ANZAC culture.

Providing Purpose and Direction - Score: 7/10

• His main goal was to secure victory whilst minimising casualties and improving the lives and morale of soldiers.
• Willing to propose new ideas that were effective with solid tactical planning and strategical effect.
• Used his engineering knowledge to improve the brigade’s position to withstand the winter.
• Changed his methods from the battle at Gallipoli showing he was adaptable.
• The battle of Hamel represented a change in warfare that was then rolled out across the rest of the front.

Effectiveness of Leadership Style - Score: 10/10

• Adaptive leader and participative with his troops and, was collaborative with allied generals.
• Independently came up with innovative ideas and was able to get others to buy into that vision.
• Insisted on his own methods, even in the face of pressure and prejudice.
• Personal Courage and adoption of innovative ideas.

Enduring Legacy - Score: 9/10

• Hailed as one of Australia’s finest and most successful, recognisable figures.
• First Australian to fully command Australian Forces.
• Trailblazed modern military tactics and strengthened the cohesive culture of leadership.
• Founding member of the Rotary Club and was one of the principal organisers of the annual observance of ANZAC day.

How it ended for them - Score: 10/10

• Recognised by the allies as our most innovative, empathetic, meticulous and successful General, not only from Australia but from the War.
• Paved the way for a more equal footing in the commonwealth, and set us up for success in the next world war.
• Appointed as a Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael Knight Grand Cross under the order of St Michael, and received numerous other foreign honours.
• 300,000 Australians attended his state funeral in 1931.

Overall Leadership Summary - Score: 46/ 50

• Monash’s attitude, determination and independent minded leadership provided inspiration and direction. One of the key aspects to Monash as a leader, it was the collaborative leadership style as well as being participative with his men, and the ability for him to adapt and change to the circumstances.
• Understanding the cultural nuances of young Australia men in Gallipoli, was the reason that so many of them returned home. He created the esprit de corps and was one of the principal...
  

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This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram Connolly and Trent Burnard continue their Leadership Analysis Series. During this series Bram and Trent will be forensically analysing leadership styles throughout history and attributing them with a score for different facets of leadership. By doing this, they hope to find knowledge, skills and attributes that modern leaders may, or may not want to emulate.

This week they dissect Sir Winston Churchill as a leader. Churchill was born in 1874 and was a direct descendant from the Dukes of Marlborough.

He started his career as a journalist and military man. He joined parliament in the 1900s and was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, when he led the country to victory in the Second World War. He was a leader who could bring disparate groups of people under one banner and make them carry out a mission and vision for the nation.

We start off our conversation with a snippet from Churchill’s ‘Blood, Toil, Sweat and Tears’ speech.

Leadership Analysis

Inspiration and Motivation - Score: 10/10

• Able to resonate and empathize with all levels of society, making his leadership appeal.
• Effectively used speeches to articulate this vision to all social levels of the British public
• Marginally opportunistic and narcissistic.

Providing Purpose and Direction - Score: 8/10 

• Despite failing health, he was flexible and was seen to learn from his mistakes.
• Achieved many of his missions and visions for German defeat.
• Willing to go against his party in order to pursue his own vision and values for the good of the people. 
• Although leadership was continually challenged Churchill remained vigilant.

Effectiveness of Leadership Style - Score: 8 /10

• Leadership style changed over time.
• Ability to make a decision and stand behind his choices.
• Cooperation and collaboration often failed as Churchill openly rejected advice.

Enduring Legacy - Score: 9/10

• Voted the greatest Britain in all of history.
• Perceived as an inspiring leader with integrity and determination who led the nation through the darkest hour to defeat Hitler.

How it ended for them - Score: 10/10

• After a long political career, Churchill was able to achieve his goals.
• Received a state funeral upon his death in 1965.

Overall Leadership Summary - Score: 45/ 50

Sir Winston Churchill was in touch with the common person who saw him be a figure of inspiration for his determination, commitment, patriotism and integrity, especially during the war. 

His inspiriting motivation led him to higher political positions. Effectively pursued his mission of protecting Britain and providing for the nations people and was flexible in doing so. His leadership style ranged from independent to collaborative, to more of a delegator towards the end of his political leadership.

Churchill achieved remarkable visions that he was able to sell to the people, such as defeating Germany, when people couldn’t see any hope. He faced his strongest challenges from a leadership style, during unpopular times and missions.  His enduring legacy as the greatest Britain in all of history, and one of the inspiring and effective world leaders.

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“Imagine what this world would look like without Sir Winston Churchill.” – Lieutenant Colonel Trent Burnard

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