In General David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts incredibly well researched book, ‘Conflict – The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine’, the authors state that successful strategic leadership can transform even the most seriously disadvantageous situations for the better; however, when it fails, it can turn likely victory into certain defeat. They contest, and who am I to disagree, that this is true of all aspects of life, not just the military.

General Patreus and his team at the Belfer Centre at the Harvard Kennedy School have identified four major factors that successful leaders must master, (and they suggest that leadership failures can be traced to an absence of one or more of them).

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