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7 tips on being a great leader from Qantas’ Alan Joyce

I saw Alan Joyce chat with John Bertrand as part of the Monash University Leadership series. Before the chat I was looking forward to learning how he had the cojones to take on three unions, shut down a global airline, and earn the scorn of politicians and media in the aftermath. I was expecting a hard arse.  What I got was an engaging, likable, and empathetic manager with a relatively sophisticated view of modern workplaces, the importance of culture, and a refreshing view of who the stakeholders are in a modern business (tip: it’s never just the shareholders).