Inspiring Leadership

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction (p. 1)
• Part 1 (p. 3)
• 1 Leadership Through Knowledge (p. 4)
• 2 Leadership Skills (p. 24)
• 3 The Servant-Leader (p. 37)
• 4 The Ability to Give Direction (p. 58)
• 5 Making the Right Decisions (p. 77)
• 6 The Art of Inspiring While Informing (p. 108)
• Part 2 (p. 137)
• 7 The Roots of British Tradition (p. 138)
• 8 The Gentleman Leader (p. 156)
• 9 Nelson (p. 187)
• 10 Polar Explorers (p. 207)
• 11 Leadership in a Changing World (p. 220)
• Part 3 (p. 253)
• 12 Charisma (p. 254)
• 13 Women as Leaders (p. 276)
• 14 Styles of Leadership (p. 303)
• 15 Leaders for Tomorrow (p. 335)
• Picture Acknowledgements (p. 346)
• Select Bibliography (p. 347)
• Index (p. 349)