Video: Jeff Eggers about Leadership, Security & Resilience in an Era of Uncertainty

In his exciting, entertaining and very personal keynote, Jeff Eggers spoke about "Leadership, Security and Resilience in Times of Uncertainty" at Unternehmertag 2025 at Lake Tegernsee.

Jeff, former Special Advisor to US President Obama for National Security Affairs and Co-Founder and Managing Partner of RSquared Ventures, asked: What does Trump 2.0 mean for the security and resilience of the West? Is he the cause or a symptom of these chaotic times? What does good leadership mean? What are the fundamental variables of global power?

„The most powerful leaders are the one who bring both together in the same person, confidence and humble, which is very difficult, it’s very rare”, he said. “The human condition is conflicted about leadership. There is an instinctual wiring in us that creates independence, autonomy. Humble leaders let us to take control our fate but there is a part of us that also looks to shows off strength and confidence in our leaders, particularly in times of crisis, when we are looking for answers, for a direction.”
He said that the fundamental variables of global power are changing and that resiliency will be as important as assertiveness and leverage.

Jeff Eggers is co-author of the U.S. best-selling book “Leaders: Myth and Reality” and formerly served as the Executive Director of the McChrystal Group Leadership Institute, where he led research and client training on human and organizational performance. Previously in public service, Jeff served as a Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and worked at the White House in 2006-2007 and again 2010-2015. In 2014 President Obama presented Jeff with the Samuel Nelson Drew Award for “Distinguished Contribution in Pursuit of Global Peace.” Jeff served in the U.S. Navy as a SEAL Officer and is a Director for the non-profit organizations the Special Operations Fund and the Risk and Return Foundation.

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