Historical Perspectives on Leadership: The book provides a comprehensive view of leadership by examining insights from historical figures and their approaches to leadership.
Diverse Leadership Styles: It covers diverse leadership styles and philosophies across different cultures, eras, and contexts, offering a broad understanding of leadership principles.
Ethical Leadership: Emphasizes the importance of ethical leadership, drawing examples from historical leaders who demonstrated ethical decision-making and moral courage.
Adaptability and Change: Discusses how successful leaders throughout history have adapted to changing circumstances and led their teams or organizations through transitions.
Vision and Inspiration: Highlights the significance of visionary leadership and how inspiring leaders motivate others to achieve common goals.
Resilience and Perseverance: Examines how historical leaders displayed resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity, providing lessons for modern leaders.
Effective Communication: Explores the role of effective communication in leadership and how historical leaders communicated their visions and ideas to inspire followers.
Learning from Mistakes: Discusses how leaders learned from their mistakes and failures, showcasing the importance of humility and continuous learning.
Servant Leadership: Explores the concept of servant leadership, where leaders prioritize serving the needs of their team or community.
Applicability to Contemporary Leadership: Connects historical insights to contemporary leadership challenges, providing lessons that can be applied in today's leadership context.
Language | English |
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ISBN-13 | 9780028740911 |
No of pages | 376 |
Font Size | Medium |
Book Publisher | Free Press |
Published Date | 01 Aug 1995 |
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Each of the selections, introduced by the editor, presents enlightening thoughts on a different aspect of leadership. Writings by Plato, Aristotle, Lao-tzu and others demonstrate that the challenges of leadership are as old as civilization. Machiavelli, Tolstoy, Ghandi, and W.E.B. Du Bois provide a wide range of insights into the eternal practice and problems of leadership. Modern masters of leadership such as James MacGregor Burns, John Kotter, and Warren Bennis join such leading practitioners as Max De Pree and Roger B. Smith in discussing contemporary issues in leadership theory and practice.