Leadership is about emotional connections; it is about trust; it is about being authentic. John Cantwell knows this from almost forty years of leading men and women in some of the toughest situations imaginable. Now he reveals all he has learned about leadership during his rise through the ranks from Private to General in the Australian Army. Leadership in Action describes the skills needed to build loyalty, teamwork, decisiveness and dozens of other vital ingredients for success, and shows how they connect to create true leadership. Filled with specific guidance and examples for leaders in all walks of life, Leadership in Action presents a unique framework of leadership techniques that work in any situation.