He’s Canada’s best ever General, and former Chief of Defence Staff – the Canadian Forces highest rank.

I’m not fangirling here, that’s his repuation.  Ask a soldier, that’s how you know.

And given it was Canada Day Weekend, this seems fitting.

I was invited to the Art Of Leadership conference, see the full set of speakers here, you’ll know some. I’ve said before – they’re quality conferences.

I’ve attended many conferences over the years, one time I went to Internet World 1999.  Imagine something called that happening today?  Ha.

Not surprising is whom I worked my day around, having only time to see one speaker ;)

Meet General Rick Hillier at his website here, and watch him on The Hour here.  Read a good article about his accomplishments and mode of operation here.

He spoke about leadership, and enamoured the crowd.  You’d be too, he is magnetic.

Know what’s weird?  I took copious notes throughout… and they’re gone.  I’d emailed them to myself, I don’t even know how that’s possible.

‘Leadership’ by General Rick Hillier

Thanks for having me, Art of Leadership!

I’ll leave you with this:

Thank you Canadian Forces, for doing a job I could not, so I’m free and safe to skip around Canada having a blog and making videos and doing as I please.