Australia's First University Press

Leadership in Action

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John Cantwell has been described as an inspirational leader, with a remarkable ability to draw people together to achieve amazing outcomes.


Leadership is about emotions, it is about trust, it is about being authentic. John Cantwell knows this from his almost forty years of leading men and women in peace and war, through successes and in tough times as he rose through the ranks from private to general in the Australian Army.

Filled with specific guidance and tips for leaders, Leadership in Action takes the reader on a journey through the essential skills that great leaders use to build loyalty, teamwork, decisiveness and dozens of other vital outcomes.

Written in Cantwell's engaging style, Leadership in Action reveals a framework of highly effective leadership techniques that work in any situation.


John Cantwell

About The Author

John Cantwell AO DSC retired from the Australian Army early in 2012 after a career spanning almost forty years. Starting as a private soldier he rose through the ranks to become Major General. Cantwell served in three distinct wars: combat duty in Operation Desert Storm in 1991; as the Director of Strategic Operations of the…

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