Leadership is about people first | Rob Hoult | TEDxChristchurch

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Lieutenant Colonel Rob Hoult learned about leadership the hard way: by being thrown into some delicate situations in some dangerous environments. What he found out surprised him: that true leadership isn't about knowing more, it's about putting people first.

After completing a 30-year career as an officer in the New Zealand Army, Rob Hoult founded Team Leader Leadership Development Limited, which provides specialist leader development services to a wide range of public and private organisations in New Zealand. For his last decade of military service Rob specialised in leader development, including leading a five-year transformation of military leadership education and development. Rob is a graduate of the Australian Army Command and Staff College and holds a Masters in Defence Studies from the University of Canberra. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Decoration in the 2013 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his contribution to leader development in the New Zealand Defence Force. Rob continues to serve as a Reserve Officer, focusing his efforts on senior leader development in the NZ Defence Force as well as assisting as a board member with the Army’s week-long officer selection process.

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