The Leader's Bookshelf
by James Stavridis /
2017 / English / Kindle
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For the last several years Adm. James Stavridis and his co-author,
R. Manning Ancell, have surveyed over two hundred active and
retired four-star military officers about their reading habits and
favorite books, asking each for a list of titles that strongly
influenced their leadership skills and provided them with special
insights that helped propel them to success in spite of the many
demanding challenges they faced.
For the last several years Adm. James Stavridis and his co-author,
R. Manning Ancell, have surveyed over two hundred active and
retired four-star military officers about their reading habits and
favorite books, asking each for a list of titles that strongly
influenced their leadership skills and provided them with special
insights that helped propel them to success in spite of the many
demanding challenges they faced.The Leader's Bookshelf
The Leader's Bookshelf
synthesizes their responses to identify the top fifty books that
can help virtually anyone become a better leader.
synthesizes their responses to identify the top fifty books that
can help virtually anyone become a better leader.
Each of the works--novels, memoirs, biographies, autobiographies,
management publications--are summarized and the key leadership
lessons extracted and presented. Whether individuals work their
way through the entire list and read each book cover to cover, or
read the summaries provided to determine which appeal to them
most,
Each of the works--novels, memoirs, biographies, autobiographies,
management publications--are summarized and the key leadership
lessons extracted and presented. Whether individuals work their
way through the entire list and read each book cover to cover, or
read the summaries provided to determine which appeal to them
most,The Leader's Bookshelf
The Leader's Bookshelf will provide a roadmap to
better leadership.
will provide a roadmap to
better leadership.
Highlighting the value of reading in both a philosophical and a
practical sense,
Highlighting the value of reading in both a philosophical and a
practical sense,The Leader's Bookshelf
The Leader's Bookshelf provides sound
advice on how to build an extensive library, lists other books
worth reading to improve leadership skills, and analyzes how
leaders use what they read to achieve their goals. An efficient
way to sample some of literature's greatest works and to
determine which ones can help individuals climb the ladder of
success,
provides sound
advice on how to build an extensive library, lists other books
worth reading to improve leadership skills, and analyzes how
leaders use what they read to achieve their goals. An efficient
way to sample some of literature's greatest works and to
determine which ones can help individuals climb the ladder of
success,The Leader's Bookshelf
The Leader's Bookshelf is for anyone who wants to
improve his or her ability to lead--whether in family life,
professional endeavors, or within society and civic
organizations.
is for anyone who wants to
improve his or her ability to lead--whether in family life,
professional endeavors, or within society and civic
organizations.