«In a world of rapid change, an agile and adaptable mind, a pragmatic and cooperative temperament, a strong ethical orientation - these are increasingly the keys to effective leadership. And I would add to this list a capacity for intellectual humility which keeps one’s mind constantly open to a variety of viewpoints and which welcomes pluralistic exchange.
These capacities, over the longer term, will be critically important to the developing world».
The Peterson Lecture, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2008
Full speech: https://iis.ac.uk/content/global-education-and-developing-world-peterson...
Suggested reading:
- Striving Towards Leadership, by Karim H. Karim (2009): https://iis.ac.uk/striving-towards-leadership
- The Aga Khan University runs courses on effective leadership communication: https://akumedia.aku.edu/course/understanding-your-leadership-style/
