Terrific interview on wily leadership, wrapping up problems like a spider so they become invisible etc..
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/dag-hammarskjold/5439912
Dag Hammarskjöld
Saturday Extra looks to a model of political wisdom in the life of Dag Hammarskjöld, a Swede who led the UN from 1953 to 1961.
He was a deeply spiritual man; he pioneered the use of peace keeping forces and championed a kind of diplomacy that is at odds with much contemporary practice.
He eschewed the idea of diplomacy as a game of one upmanship and believed instead in what he called the fundamentals of good negotiation – careful preparation, truthfulness, precision, patience, impassivity and modesty.
He is the only person to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously, also the only head of the UN to die in office, in a plane crash in central Africa.
Guests
- Roger Lipsey
- Author
Publications
- Title
- Dag Hammarskjold: A Life
- Author
- Roger Lipsey
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Description
- biography
Credits
- Presenter
- Geraldine Doogue
- Producer
- Kate Pearcy