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    Leadership Lessons from the Ancient World: How Learning from the Past Can Win You the Future
    Leadership Lessons from the Ancient World: How Learning from the Past Can Win You the Future
    Leadership Lessons from the Ancient World: How Learning from the Past Can Win You the Future
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    Leadership Lessons from the Ancient World: How Learning from the Past Can Win You the Future

    By Arthur Cotterell, Roger Lowe and Ian Shaw

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    As the demand for comparative studies of leadership rises, managers and trainers are looking harder than ever for new studies to which trainees will not bring preconceived idea. This unique book delivers just that. Though the contexts have changed, the examination of ancient events from a business perspective provides a wealth of useful insights on how the process of leadership works. From China’s first emperor Liu Bang on vision and Pericles on integrity to Alexander the Great on communication and Ramesses II on courage, Leadership Lessons from the Ancient World combines history with business to show that the universal strategies used by great leaders of the past are still relevant today.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateJul 11, 2006
    ISBN9780470033654
    Leadership Lessons from the Ancient World: How Learning from the Past Can Win You the Future

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