The 100 Greatest Leadership Principles of All Time

Overview

For anyone preparing to step into a leadership rol--be it a 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 lead 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.

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Author Information

Bio of Adrienne Avila

Some years ago I created an anthology called EVERYTHING I'VE LEARNED--100 Great Principles to Live By. It occurred to me that it might make sense to apply this concept to business, giving young people entering the workplace (and perhaps some veterans as well!) an opportunity to benefit from the wisdom of those who had gone before. Three volumes resulted: THE 101 GREATEST BUSINESS PRINCIPLES OF ALL TIME, THE 100 GREATEST SALES TIPS OF ALL TIME, and THE 100 GREATEST LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES OF ALL TIME. Now that they are combined in one omnibus hardcover volume, I feel that they provide a compendium of essential business insights that should be learned in every MBA program, but in large part are not. These principles are not theoretical--they are practical applications and explanations of phenomena that are to be found in every workplace environment, and accordingly in this book readers will find a fundamental grounding in the realities of the business world unavailable anywhere else. Some may ask where I get the authority to compile such a work, and attach such lofty claims to it. I have no advanced business degrees myself, but I have labored in an assortment of metaphorical vineyards over the course of the past four decades, from entry level to senior management positions, in government and in the private sector, and I have paid attention to the commonalities and repetitive patterns around me. In an era when hit television programs like The Office and award-winning novels like And Then We Came To The End are documenting the futility and anomie that is so often a part of our shared work experience, and the economic chaos all around us demonstrates the inadequacy of so-called professional expertise, the universal verities of business presented in MBA IN A BOOK are more relevant than ever.

Bio of Leslie Pockell

Some years ago I created an anthology called EVERYTHING I'VE LEARNED--100 Great Principles to Live By. It occurred to me that it might make sense to apply this concept to business, giving young people entering the workplace (and perhaps some veterans as well!) an opportunity to benefit from the wisdom of those who had gone before. Three volumes resulted: THE 101 GREATEST BUSINESS PRINCIPLES OF ALL TIME, THE 100 GREATEST SALES TIPS OF ALL TIME, and THE 100 GREATEST LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES OF ALL TIME. Now that they are combined in one omnibus hardcover volume, I feel that they provide a compendium of essential business insights that should be learned in every MBA program, but in large part are not. These principles are not theoretical--they are practical applications and explanations of phenomena that are to be found in every workplace environment, and accordingly in this book readers will find a fundamental grounding in the realities of the business world unavailable anywhere else. Some may ask where I get the authority to compile such a work, and attach such lofty claims to it. I have no advanced business degrees myself, but I have labored in an assortment of metaphorical vineyards over the course of the past four decades, from entry level to senior management positions, in government and in the private sector, and I have paid attention to the commonalities and repetitive patterns around me. In an era when hit television programs like The Office and award-winning novels like And Then We Came To The End are documenting the futility and anomie that is so often a part of our shared work experience, and the economic chaos all around us demonstrates the inadequacy of so-called professional expertise, the universal verities of business presented in MBA IN A BOOK are more relevant than ever.

Customer Reviews

• Don't Waste Your Time

  Posted October 02, 2007 by Billy Taylor, Fort Worth, Texas

  A better title for this book would be; "The 100 Greatest Leadership Quotes of All Time." 116 pages, with one quote per page. It might be good as a printed book to sit in a doctor's office and read in the waiting room (however, most of us would finish it far before we saw the doctor). The author could have at least explained the quote, or commented on the quote, or even added a little fluff just to make you feel like you got your money's worth. The online sample does not do the book justice. (It makes you think it really is a book) Don't waste your time, you can find most all the quotes online.

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Business Plus

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295.27 KB

Number of Pages

128

eBook ISBN

9780446198325