The leadership secrets of Stephen Harper
Three former senior aides to Stephen Harper spoke to Professor Stephen Azzi’s course, POLM 5905 (Prime Ministerial Leadership), on the prime minister’s approach to leadership. From left to right: Dr. William Stairs, who was the prime minister’s director of communications and is now CEO of Delta Media; Jim Armour, who was director of communications when Harper was leader of the opposition and is now vice president (public affairs) of Summa Strategies; and Dr. Paul Wilson, who served as director of policy for the Prime Minister’s Office and is now a member of the core faculty of the Clayton Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management.