Three Qualities Every Leader Needs

Confidence, Curiosity and Courage.

Tina Wilson reckons that if you've got those three in combination, you can pretty much achieve whatever you want. And I wouldn't argue with that when I listened to what Tina has achieved in her career - so far...

I first met Tina over 20 years ago, and it was brilliant to hear the stories before and since then. The path that took her to Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of BAE Systems' international business, incredibly traces back to being held back a year at school. And she only ended up in defence at all because her eyesight was too bad to fly fighter jets, so she decided to work for the people who build them instead.

Here's 90 seconds to get you started. The full conversation takes in setting up operations in a war zone, the career break she got because nobody else would go to Glasgow (their loss), and the scariest moment of her life, which involves a guitar. Yes really. But it's her energy passion and enthusiasm for life and people that left me feeling pumped too.

It lands on The Third Half soon, and it's a belter.

Music: Pinball by Brian Protheroe, our July guest 'On The Turntable'

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