For anyone preparing to step into a leadership role - be it corporate CEO, business team leader, church deacon or head of a household - this unique collection of quotes from 100 great leaders of armies, social movements, political revolutions, fashion revolutions, businesses and nations is sure to inspire. From Abraham Lincoln to Martin Luther King, Jr., from Napoleon to Coco Chanel, readers will encounter such inspiring words to live by as 'It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself' (Eleanor Roosevelt); 'You do not lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership' (Dwight D Eisenhower); and 'What you cannot enforce, do not command' (Sophocles). The essential and eloquently expressed principles in this book will motivate readers to lead with passion and compassion and teach them how to identify and achieve what is best for the group.
- ISBN10 0446579912
- ISBN13 9780446579919
- Publish Date 31 August 2007
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Grand Central Publishing
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 128
- Language English