. He is also Professor in the Practice of Grand Strategy at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs. Before that, Rory served as a soldier, diplomat and provincial administrator in Iraq. He also walked across Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal; experiences he later captured in his fascinating books.Please enjoy this short but rich conversation with the diplomat at heart, Rory Stewart, and subscribe to the Sparkr Podcast for more conversations on strategy, innovation and leadership.The essay belonging to this interview can be found here: https://sparkr.ch/leadership-principles-rory-stewart////ABOUT SPARKRThe Sparkr Podcast is published by Sparkr. Sparkr is an agency for strategy work, innovation and leadership supporting leaders, change makers and innovators mostly in Switzerland. Learn more on www.sparkr.chYou can follow and connect with the host Christian Lundsgaard on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-lundsgaard-hansen/If you want to get in touch with Christian Lundsgaard to discuss an engagement as moderator, workshop facilitator, personal sparring partner or another mandate, you can book a virtual meeting here: https://calendly.com/christian-sparkr/30min/// YOU CAN ALSO EXPLORE SPARKR'S LIBRARY OF FREE HANDBOOKS, FRAMEWORKS AND MORE:Check out Sparkr's compact strategy handbook (in German) featuring methods and tipps for successful strategy work here: https://sparkr.ch/strategie-handbuch/Assess your own leadership style by applying Sparkr's leadership framework (in German) here: https://sparkr.ch/leadership-spannungsfelder/