Bibliograph

Lead yourself first, inspiring leadership through solitude, with a foreword by Jim Collins ; Raymond M. Kethledge and Michael S. Erwin

Type

Label

Lead yourself first, inspiring leadership through solitude, with a foreword by Jim Collins ; Raymond M. Kethledge and Michael S. Erwin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-204) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lead yourself first

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

967919506

Responsibility statement

with a foreword by Jim Collins ; Raymond M. Kethledge and Michael S. Erwin

Sub title

inspiring leadership through solitude

Summary

Cites examples from great leaders in politics, business, sports, and the military to argue that leaders should unplug from daily life and spend time alone to improve clarity and creativity, balance their emotions, and sustain certainty. --, Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

Clarity -- Analytical clarity: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1944 -- The stillness of intuition: Jane Goodall, 1960 -- Creativity -- "Suppose we were a thing intangible?": T.E. Lawrence, 1917 -- Emotional balance -- Acceptance: Abraham Lincoln, 1863 -- Catharsis: Ulysses S. Grant, 1864 -- Magnanimity: Aung San Suu Kyi, 1990 -- Moral courage -- "A sublime power to rise above": Winston Churchill, 1938 -- "No never alone": Martin Luther King Jr., 1956 -- The dignity not to conform: Pope John Paul II, 1979

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