Presidential Lessons in Leadership
What Executives (and Everybody Else) Can Learn from Six Great American Presidents- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2011
Summary
Presidential Lessons in Leadership crystallizes the methods of leadership from six of America's greatest presidents during moments of personal challenge and turns them into concrete lessons that business leaders, and anyone interested in becoming a more effective leader, can use each day. The six presidents include: Abraham Lincoln: Principle-based Leadership John F. Kennedy: Leadership through critical thinking Franklin D. Roosevelt: Leadership through innovation Teddy Roosevelt: Leadership through influence Ronald Reagan: Leadership through ideology In this exciting and instructive book, CEO-historian Dr. Ron Felber dramatically renders the moral complexities behind these presidents' moment of greatest challenge and crystallizes the essence of the character-driven leadership they exercised into practical lessons that readers can apply in the workplace as well as in their day-to-day lives. Once a reader delves into these inspirational tales of challenge and triumph and the lessons they teach, they will never forget them!
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2011
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-7618-5352-7
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-7618-5353-4
- Publisher
- Hamilton Books, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 228
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Introduction: Presidential Lessons in Leadership No access Pages 1 - 4
- Chapter I. The Big Mistake: Substituting Management for Leadership No access Pages 5 - 13
- Chapter II. Abraham Lincoln: U.S. President, 1861–1865 No access Pages 14 - 32
- Chapter III. John F. Kennedy: U.S. President, 1961–1963 No access Pages 33 - 75
- Chapter IV. George Washington: U.S President, 1789–1797 No access Pages 76 - 93
- Chapter V. Franklin D. Roosevelt: U.S. President, 1933–1945 No access Pages 94 - 120
- Chapter VI. Theodore Roosevelt: U.S. President, 1901–1909 No access Pages 121 - 150
- Chapter VII. Ronald Reagan: U.S. President, 1981–1989 No access Pages 151 - 197
- Chapter VIII. The Transformation: From Fearful Manager to Indomitable Leader No access Pages 198 - 204
- Notes No access Pages 205 - 212
- Bibliography No access Pages 213 - 216
- Index No access Pages 217 - 228





