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George Washington on Leadership | 
| Author: Richard Brookhiser
Creator: Patrick Lawlor
Publisher: Tantor Media
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 415359
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Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 1400157072
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.41092
EAN: 9781400157075
ASIN: 1400157072
Publication Date: May 12, 2008
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George Washington on Leadership is a textbook look at Washington's three spectacularly successful careers as an executive: general, president, and tycoon.
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 Content does not live up to title September 23, 2008
Washington is one of our greatest leaders -- maybe our greatest over Lincoln, Grant, FDR and Eisenhower.
That's a given, but the content of this book does not live up to its title.
Leadership is the ability to get people to put aside their normal competitive instincts and work together toward a common goal. A winning coach or military officer; a successful CEO and, yes, a winning guerilla chieftan are examples of EFFECTIVE leaders.
The question then is: What behaviors in these men make people want to follow them?
The 7 Leadership Lessons" on the back of the dust cover provide little or nothing practical for someone hoping to improve his or her effectiveness as a leader. They're too broad, too vague.
The author seems muddled in his concept of leadership. Yes, Washington held a leadership position before, during and after the Revolution, but this books does little to tell us why he was EFFECTIVE as a leader.
The subject of leadership needs lots of attention -- especially today.
This book does little to advance the debate.
 History polished... September 11, 2008
A fine account of Washington's trials & tribulations during the birth of our Nation as culled from his (and other's of that time) writings; an inside look at the leadership "chess moves" facing political statesmen. This account ranks up there with Machiavelli's "The Prince"...
Learning more about History August 30, 2008
I am well pleased with the book I purchased, as well as convenience
in ordering. This is not my first purchase, and have been very
pleased with other items I bought.
George Washington on Leadership August 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you enjoy history and personal examples of success and failure in leadership styles this is the book to read. The book is not a boring biography on George Washington but a living story full of events researched from historical letters, records, etc. and recorded in well organized flow by the writer.
Good book on leadership July 27, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you are looking for a good book on leadership and you need to decide on the myriad of books available on the subject, go with this one. Drawing on experiences from Washington's life, Brookhiser gives valuable insights to how Washington handled the many challenges he faced and then explains how we can use those techniques in our lives.
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