By Sarah Garner | National Archives News
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 29, 2021 â Competency, caring, and commitment are keys to quality leadership, former Defense Secretary and retired Marine Corps General Jim Mattis said during a virtual event held April 22, 2021.
Ford Library Deputy Director Joel Westphal and former Secretary of Defense and retired U.S. Marine Corps General Jim Mattis discuss leadership during a virtual book talk event hosted by the Ford Presidential Library on April 22, 2021. (Image from YouTube)
Mattis discussed leadership and passages from his new book, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, during the live event, which was hosted by the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, and the Gerald R. Ford Foundation.