The Right Hand: Conversations with the Chiefs of Staff to the World's Most Powerful People

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Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks

The Right Hand

Conversations with the Chiefs of Staff to the World's Most Powerful People

Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks

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Penguin Random House Australia
04 November 2025

Prose: non-fiction; Politics & government; Political leaders & leadership

'If you've got the political bug - you will love this book. If you don't, this book will give it to you.' Kate Jenkins, Chair Australian Sports Commission

We all know the names - Jacinda Ardern, Kamala Harris, Tony Blair, Justin Trudeau, John Howard, Sanna Marin, Nelson Mandela and Julia Gillard. But what about the people standing just behind them?

In The Right Hand, Missing Perspectives founder Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks sits down with the chiefs of staff to some of the most defining presidents and prime ministers of our time.

The stories they share are nothing short of extraordinary:

- Supporting Nelson Mandela as he emerged from prison and stepped into power.

- Being sent home from Balmoral by the Queen.

- Fielding offers of help from Vladimir Putin on the day of the September 11 attacks.

- Being shown projected death tolls in the Covid briefing room.

- Boarding a blacked-out train into Kyiv under the cover of night at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

- Aiding Kamala Harris during one of the most anticipated elections in history - then navigating a devastating loss.

- Also, Justin Trudeau doesn't drink coffee.

In this book, some of the world's most powerful chiefs of staff open up about leadership, loyalty, power and pressure.

If you've ever wondered what it's like to be in the highest corridors of power, this is your all-access pass.

By: Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks
Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781761355745
ISBN 10: 1761355740
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 04 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Phoebe Saintilan is the founder of Missing Perspectives, a media company challenging the underrepresentation of young women in the news industry worldwide. Established in June 2021, Missing Perspectives currently reaches over 1 million people across more than 120 countries. With the support of Google, the company launched an app, the Missing Persons Directory, that will connect newsrooms with young female journalists. Prior to founding Missing Perspectives, Phoebe was a Policy Advisor, working stints at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Australian Human Rights Commission, the UN Secretariat and in the private sector. She studied a combined Bachelor of Arts/Law and a Master of Peace and Conflict Studies, all at the University of Sydney.