What makes a true leader? Is it inherently within a person? Is it learned through upbringing and experience? How do we find and nurture the leaders of tomorrow? London Center for Policy Research President Lt. Col. (Ret.) Tony Shaffer and Emmy Award-Winning Journalist and Broadcaster Rita Cosby, now CEO of the Global Service Institute, discuss the characteristics and creation of good leaders.


Rita Cosby also tells the story of her father, Richard Cosby. As a young man, he fought against the Nazis as a Polish Resistance fighter during the Warsaw Uprising in World War II. Ms. Cosby wrote a book about her father's experiences and leadership: Quiet Hero: Secrets From My Father’s Past.


In addition, Shaffer and Cosby discuss the importance of mentoring young people by exposing them to great leaders of the past and present.



As CEO of the Global Service Institute, Rita also hosts the group's online discussion video series: Headliners of Service. Visit the GSI Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChqu3TfB93qUphnpe3x2ANA



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Tony Shaffer is the President of the London Center for Policy Research, a retired Lt. Col. in the US Army and the man who exposed intelligence failures prior to the 9/11/01 attacks. https://www.londoncenter.org/fellows/57E72B62-8C75-11E9-AAC9-0BCD4829D8DB/profile


Rita Cosby is one of the most recognized and respected broadcasters in America who has attained an extraordinary level of success in multiple arenas that few in the media landscape have achieved.

Emmy-Winning Journalist
Born in Brooklyn, she is a renowned Emmy-winning TV host, veteran correspondent and multiple best selling author, who anchored highly rated prime time shows on Fox News Channel and MSNBC, and has secured exclusive interviews with more than twenty world leaders, including six U.S. Presidents. In recent years, she has served as a frequent guest host on HLN/CNN and as a special correspondent for the CBS syndicated news magazine Inside Edition.
Heralded as one of the Most Influential Women in Radio from 2014 to 2018 by Radio Ink magazine, she was selected as Legend of the Year for 2018, chosen among all women on and off air in the radio industry. Rita has also been honored with six prestigious Gracie Awards. https://globalserviceinstitute.org/leadership/