I saw one of my primary tasks was to do what I could to restore confidence, to ensure that people knew and cared about their predicament and that governments were committed to helping. Equally an optimism had to be engendered,… — Peter Cosgrove Copy Share Image
But it is my total conviction that all the trappings of good leadership are generic and widely applicable whether you are standing in a… — Peter Cosgrove Copy Share Image
We want our leaders to be fair dinkum, as much among us as above us. — Peter Cosgrove Copy Share Image
But the people of the disaster area fundamentally needed to understand that the rest of Australia had noticed their misery and their stoicism and… — Peter Cosgrove Copy Share Image
Let's start therefore with a universal truth: leaders are fundamentally accountable. — Peter Cosgrove Copy Share Image
They (the youth of Australia) are out there clamouring in all forms of voice, and they are not so much hedging us older Australians… — Peter Cosgrove Copy Share Image
Communication is the conduit of leadership from the Prime Minister down to the leading hand of a small group of council workers fixing the… — Peter Cosgrove Copy Share Image
We all of us have a reputation, something we are known for, and sometimes it may be different from what we would like to… — Peter Cosgrove Copy Share Image
In business, integrity is just as important as in any of the great public offices... but I believe one of the first and fundamental… — Peter Cosgrove Copy Share Image
It's instructive to consider the more spectacular and well-known falls from grace of leaders in the public eye... In the main, the issues behind… — Peter Cosgrove Copy Share Image
Our vision is to look through the eyes of our kids. We are a lucky, peaceful nation. We are an unselfish people. That's one… — Peter Cosgrove Copy Share Image
Older people often mistakenly consider that the young people do not care about their country, but the reverse is actually true. — Peter Cosgrove Copy Share Image
Oh, fatherhood has a very humanising effect on a bloke like me in the military. As a dad, you become absolutely aware of your… — Peter Cosgrove Copy Share Image
