The book I chose for my leadership essay is The Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun by Wess Roberts, P. This book was recommended to me by a former Ohio State University Military science professor Ret. LTC Mike Lear. Through the ages Attila the Hun has been branded as a barbarian that just leaded from fear and concurred by destroying every living thing in his path. That is far from the truth. Attila was a skilled leader that instilled many of what we would concise modern value into his Chieftain and warriors.
Attila was a son of a nomadic Hun tribal King, born during the Roman empire influence on the world. Attila was a young boy of twelve when his uncle Rugila sent him as a child hostage to Rome. Attila grew up in the Roman Empire, which …show more content…
The Hun nation was the up most important to Attila everything he did was for his people and he felt that all his leaders should have his thought process, but he also encourages critical thinking in his leaders, He was aware that just by changing a leader out could influence the atmosphere of his army and nation. He bound his leaders to the tradition of their office they held and made sure they know the role they had to play in it. He also establishes a high standard of performance from his leaders of if in charge be in charge attitude. He made sure that he picked leader that want to be leaders and would excel in the position and their beliefs line up with his goals for the Hun nation. There was a lot more profound conviction what his leader need to do. He felt his leader wore a cloak of honor for the better met of the Hun …show more content…
In A.D. 452 the Italian campaign the well trained and organized Hun army was defeated Rome’s army one after another. The Hun Army halted his advance at Mantua to reorganize and resupply before the final push into Rome itself. Emperor Valentinain called for the pope Leo I to go to Attila’s camp negotiate for peace. Attila meets with the pope Leo I alone across the river from his army. When negotiating he had rules here are so of them, keep the negotiations secret, time is your ally, never allow a third party to arbitrate, take risks and honor all agreement unless the enemy fail to honor theirs. At the end of the negotiation Attila got everything he ask for and march his army
Attila was a son of a nomadic Hun tribal King, born during the Roman empire influence on the world. Attila was a young boy of twelve when his uncle Rugila sent him as a child hostage to Rome. Attila grew up in the Roman Empire, which …show more content…
The Hun nation was the up most important to Attila everything he did was for his people and he felt that all his leaders should have his thought process, but he also encourages critical thinking in his leaders, He was aware that just by changing a leader out could influence the atmosphere of his army and nation. He bound his leaders to the tradition of their office they held and made sure they know the role they had to play in it. He also establishes a high standard of performance from his leaders of if in charge be in charge attitude. He made sure that he picked leader that want to be leaders and would excel in the position and their beliefs line up with his goals for the Hun nation. There was a lot more profound conviction what his leader need to do. He felt his leader wore a cloak of honor for the better met of the Hun …show more content…
In A.D. 452 the Italian campaign the well trained and organized Hun army was defeated Rome’s army one after another. The Hun Army halted his advance at Mantua to reorganize and resupply before the final push into Rome itself. Emperor Valentinain called for the pope Leo I to go to Attila’s camp negotiate for peace. Attila meets with the pope Leo I alone across the river from his army. When negotiating he had rules here are so of them, keep the negotiations secret, time is your ally, never allow a third party to arbitrate, take risks and honor all agreement unless the enemy fail to honor theirs. At the end of the negotiation Attila got everything he ask for and march his army