When you consider, “Blessed are the peacemakers,” who is the last name that comes to mind? Perhaps it’s Attila the Hun.
During his reign, Attila the Hun was one of the most feared enemies of the Western and Eastern Roman Empires. In a second-hand description, Jordanes describes Attila this way, “He was a man born into the world to shake the nations, the scourge of all lands, who in some way terrified all mankind by the dreadful rumors noised abroad concerning him. He was haughty in his walk, rolling his eyes hither and thither, so that the power of his proud spirit appeared in the movement of his body. He was indeed a lover of war…”
Interestingly, Dr. Jose Bolton—a retired Air Force Colonel, who was a key advisor and mentor of mine in the Johnson Space Center’s HR Development Office—offered me a book along with this advice, as he returned to the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, “My best for you as you lead the team.”
I had just been named the HR Director for NASA’s Johnson Space Center, and Dr. Bolton gave me a copy of Dr. Wess Roberts’ Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun.
Over the years, I learned to heed Dr. Bolton’s advice, so I quickly read the book. Here, I’ve distilled a summary for you.
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