Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun

What aspects of Attila’s leadership made him such a successful and intimidating warrior?

How did Attila manage to balance the Huns’ desire for battle with the need for diplomacy?

How does Attila’s advice concerning patience translate to the world of business and commerce?

Apply Attila’s advice on discipline to an area of self-improvement in a non-business or non-military aspect of society (e.g. education, fitness, etc.).

Attila emphasizes the need to preserve customs and traditions. How does this contribute to success in leading a group?

How can Attila’s advice in Chapter 2 on a leader’s need to desire a leadership position be balanced against the reality that those who want to be leaders may do so out of a desire for power, rather than for a desire for justice?

Trace Attila’s approach to the theme of responsibility and explain the multiple ways that he uses this term.

If Attila’s advice is taken seriously, how can the demand for immediate gratification be balanced with the need for patience and delayed gratification?