tony blair on the highest levels of leadership. prime minister blair, thank you for joining us. my pleasure, fareed. do you think that political leadership is different from leadership in military, business fields? is there something unique about the nature of politics? no. i think this is interesting, actually, because in my view, no. when i think of the great leaders that i know, i won t just think of political leaders. i will think of business leaders. i will think of leaders of community organizations. i will think of, you know, a few managers of soccer clubs i know. the coaches of some of those clubs, they re great leaders. and what s the common trait? the common trait is a clear sense of what you want to achieve, the ability to step up