My Interview with Sir Roderic Lyne on Leadership

Here's my interview with Sir Roderic Lyne, a former British Ambassador to Russia and Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister. Roderic shares insights from his experience leading large organisations in the Civil Service and beyond.
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Our conversation on leadership was in four sections:

  1. Functions: What do we need leaders for?
  2. Attributes: What are the qualities of an optimal leader?
  3. Leadership Skills: Can they be developed? Are leaders born, not made?
  4. Bad leadership: What makes a bad leader?

The questions I asked Roderic included:

  1. Who are the leaders you have been most impressed by in your career? What qualities did you admire about them?
  2. Can you please tell us about a time when you found yourself in a challenging leadership situation? What would your advice be to Scholars who may find themselves in a similar situation in their careers?
  3. Can you please tell us about a time when you found yourself in a challenging leadership situation? What would your advice be to Scholars who may find themselves in a similar situation in their careers?

We then moved onto speak about leadership in the context of the British Government, This will be particularly relevant to those seeking a career in the Civil Service or in Government more generally.

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