At the SECURITY 500 Conference in November 2022, former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence and NBC News National Security Analyst Frank Figliuzzi spoke about what he calls the “Seven Cs of Values-Based Leadership.” All seven are pertinent, but just like there really aren’t Seven Seas (today we count about 50 different seas in the world), there are several more Cs that I submit are critical to leadership. (Don’t worry. I’m suggesting three more Cs, not 43.)
Figliuzzi identified the seven Cs as code, conservancy, clarity, consequences, compassion, credibility and consistency.