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Inspiring LeadershipInspiring Leadership

Inspiring Leadership

John Adair

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Who are the great leaders in history and what have they got to teach us today about the nature and practice of leadership? A wide range of inspiring leaders, from Loo Tau and Machiavelli to Thatcher and Mandela. This book is a unique approach to leadership by a writer internationally acknowledged as a major influence on leadership studies. There are key point and Points to Ponder throughout the book, helping to draw out the lessons and concepts for the reader. It features among others: Alexander the Great, Amundsen, Attila, Attlee, Bevan, Boudicca, Mike Brearley, Caesar, Churchill, de Gaulle, Einstein, Eisenhower, Elizabeth I, Gandhi, Sir Edmund Hillary, Ho Chih Min, Hsun-Tzu, Jefferson, Jesus, Jinnah, Kennedy, Lao Tzu, Lincoln, Machiavelli, Mandela, Montgomery, Mosley, Napoleon, Nehru, Nixon, Pericles, Plato, Reagan, F D Roosevelt, St Paul, Scott, Shackleton, Socrates, Washington, Wellington and Xenophon.

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OL Work ID
OL8202493W

Subjects

LeadershipHandbooks, manualsManagement & management techniquesPoliticalHistory Of PhilosophyPolitical DoctrinesPhilosophyBusiness / Economics / FinanceBusiness/EconomicsBusiness & Economics / Economic HistoryBusiness & Economics / GeneralBusiness & Economics / LeadershipHistory & Surveys - GeneralCase studies

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