What makes a great leader?

Three top business and political leaders reflect

Sun 25 Sep 2022

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Bible reference(s): Philippians 2:5-7

Many aspire to leadership, but what does it take to be a great leader? We hear from three top political and business leaders who share their insights and reflections on great leadership and possibly the greatest leader of them all.

Our guests (in order or appearance):

John Anderson - former deputy Prime Minister of Australia

George Savvides - former CEO of Medibank

Dr. Jenny George - CEO of Converge International and former Dean of Melbourne Business School

This show combines the insights these guests provided in two previous Bigger Questions conversations and includes some previously unreleased material.

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With

John Anderson

John Anderson is a sixth-generation farmer and grazier from New South Wales, who spent 19 years from 1989 in the Australian Parliament. He served as a senior Cabinet minister in the reformist government led by John Howard (1996 to 2005), one of the most successful governments in Australian parliamentary history. This included six years as Leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister.
He also held the position of the 10th Leader of the National Party of Australia during his time as Deputy PM. In 2005 he announced his retirement and resigned from his positions as Deputy PM and the National Party leader, but remained on as MP in the House of Representatives until his retirement in 2007.

Jenny George

Dr Jenny George is the CEO of Converge International, one of Australia’s largest mental health providers to workplaces. It provides EAP, training and consulting to over 2 million workers nationwide. Converge is a for-profit enterprise with a for-purpose heart, and now also funds R&D into the relationship between Faith and Work. Jenny has a Business PhD from Stanford, and taught & researched in Data Analytics. She is a Distinguished Academic Fellow of the Melbourne Business School (University of Melbourne). Jenny is this year's keynote speaker.

What makes a great leader?

Three top business and political leaders reflect

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