Rachel Briggs

Rachel Briggs OBE is a distinguished researcher and writer on issues of national security, working with companies, governments and civil society. She is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Global Center on Cooperative Security, an Associate Fellow of Chatham House and a member of Jim’s Legacy Advisory Council at the James W Foley Legacy Foundation. She was founding Executive Director of the nonprofits Hostage US and Hostage International, which provide support and care for hostages and their families. Rachel was awarded an OBE in recognition for services to hostages and their families. Read her blog at https://rachelbriggs.org/
The Fall of the Big Men

The Fall of the Big Men

by | Jun 5, 2020

We have known for generations that our old models of leadership are not fit for purpose. A once in a multi-generation pandemic offers a global leadership control experiment and we’ve seen what we like, and what we don’t. The winners are rising to the top – the losers are showing the limitations of their Big Men style.

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