Brigadier Nicholas Jans (Ret'd) OAM, PhD served in the Australian Regular Army in field artillery, training, and personnel policy development and was then a reservist for many years. Since his retirement from full-time service in 1985, he has consulted on leadership and strategic human resource management to the Australian Defence Force and the US Navy and US Army, as well as to many civilian organisations. He is a visiting fellow at the School of Business, UNSW, Canberra.
'Jans weaves anecdotes from former and current serving members with well-researched leadership theory and an easy to follow formula...equally relevant at both an individual and organisational level.' - The Australian