Photo: #A British soldier from 16 Air Assault Brigade walks past three women wearing burkas during a foot patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan.
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A British soldier from 16 Air Assault Brigade walks past three women wearing burkas during a foot patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. ((JOHN D MCHUGH /AFP /Getty Images))

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Leadership lessons from the battlefield

Broadcast: Midday, 08/20/2009, 12:00 p.m.

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General Anthony Zinni, Former Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command, speaks at the Commonwealth Club of California about what the battlefield can teach us about leadership. Zinni is the author of a new book, "Leading the Charge: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom."

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