内容简介
Following his BusinessWeek bestsellers Elizabeth I, CEO and Patton on Leadership comes a new and perfect subject for Alan Axelrod’s innovative format: Winston Churchill, the quintessential leader of the 20th century.
Churchill skillfully converted crisis into victory, making the boldest of visions seem attainable; even though he sometimes failed audaciously, he embraced his errors and used them to become stronger. Axelrod looks at this much-studied figure in a way nobody has before: he explores 25 key facets of Churchill’s leadership style and decision-making from his early years as a junior cavalry officer and journalist to his role throughout WWII and demonstrates how he was able to overcome near-impossible obstacles. Fluidly and engagingly written, each lesson is enlivened with a vivid vignette from Churchill’s life. As always, Axelrod’s penetrating analysis will instruct, inspire, and encourage those who lead business enterprises, large and small.
编辑推荐
"As thorough a biographer as he is a business thinker, Axelrod even gets in a lesson on logos derived from Churchill’s famous V-for-Victory sign."--Booklist (Starred review)
专业书评
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. In the hands of a lesser writer, this story of Churchill's brilliant career could have been muted by the business-book treatment; fortunately, Churchill's forceful personality takes center stage and the (surprisingly unforced) "lessons" he inspires appear in sidebars inconspicuously peppered throughout 25 chapters. Prolific author Axelrod (Elizabeth I, CEO) presents a clear synopsis of Churchill's life, focusing on his climb to prominence and WWII leadership, and well-shored with quotes from a vast store of writings and speeches. Churchill's early career is mined for lessons in pragmatism ("All true leadership is practical leadership"); Churchill's personal visits to the war front highlight the leader's need and respect for "the un
| 出版社 | Sterling |
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| 作者 | Alan Axelrod |