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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791884003321

Autore

Felber Ron

Titolo

Presidential lessons in leadership [[electronic resource] ] : what executives (and everybody else) can learn from six great American presidents / / Ron Felber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Hamilton Books, c2011

ISBN

1-282-99184-1

9786612991844

0-7618-5353-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Disciplina

658.4092

973.920922

Soggetti

Leadership

Presidents - United States

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction: Presidential Lessons in Leadership; Chapter I. The Big Mistake: Substituting Management for Leadership; Chapter II. Abraham Lincoln: U.S. President, 1861-1865; Chapter III. John F. Kennedy: U.S. President, 1961-1963; Chapter IV. George Washington: U.S President, 1789-1797; Chapter V. Franklin D. Roosevelt: U.S. President, 1933-1945; Chapter VI. Theodore Roosevelt: U.S. President, 1901-1909; Chapter VII. Ronald Reagan: U.S. President, 1981-1989; Chapter VIII. The Transformation: From Fearful Manager to Indomitable Leader; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book crystallizes the methods of leadership from 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 daily. The presidents include Lincoln, Kennedy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, and Reagan.