Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
Ebook272 pages3 hours
Julius Caesar, CEO: 6 Principles to Guide & Inspire Modern Leaders
By Alan Axelrod
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
“Sure to appeal to history aficionados as well as business executives . . . informative and accessible.” —Publishers Weekly
Thanks to Julius Caesar, “crossing the Rubicon” has become a synonym for bold decision-making when the risks are great—but the rewards can be greater.
Now, historian and bestselling author Alan Axelrod analyzes the Roman emperor as a business leader, using an engaging, conversational style to explore six inspirational principles that constitute his guiding tenets. From this, Axelrod draws 92 lessons that modern business and other organizational leaders should learn from this first, great, and iconic CEO.
Thanks to Julius Caesar, “crossing the Rubicon” has become a synonym for bold decision-making when the risks are great—but the rewards can be greater.
Now, historian and bestselling author Alan Axelrod analyzes the Roman emperor as a business leader, using an engaging, conversational style to explore six inspirational principles that constitute his guiding tenets. From this, Axelrod draws 92 lessons that modern business and other organizational leaders should learn from this first, great, and iconic CEO.
Author
Alan Axelrod
Historian Alan Axelrod is the author of the business bestsellers Patton on Leadership and Elizabeth I, CEO, the Great Generals series books Patton, Bradley, and Marshall, and many books on American and military history. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Read more from Alan Axelrod
The Gilded Age: 1876–1912: Overture to the American Century The Cheaper the Crook, the Gaudier the Patter: Forgotten Hipster Lines, Tough Guy Talk, and Jive Gems Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe 20 Most Significant Events of the Civil War: A Ranking Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Profiles in Audacity: Great Decisions and How They Were Made Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Savage Empire: Trappers, Traders, Tribes, and the Wars That Made America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: The Real Language of the Modern American Military Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Selling the Great War: The Making of American Propaganda Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNapoleon, CEO: 6 Principles to Guide & Inspire Modern Leaders Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEisenhower on Leadership: Ike's Enduring Lessons in Total Victory Management Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Profiles in Folly: History's Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Weird War: Curious Military Trivia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winston Churchill, CEO: 25 Lessons for Bold Business Leaders Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Disruptors: 50 People Who Changed the World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTheodore Roosevelt, CEO: 7 Principles to Guide and Inspire Modern Leaders Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEdison on Innovation: 102 Lessons in Creativity for Business and Beyond Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings1001 People Who Made America Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The 30 Most Influential People of World War II: A Ranking Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCatherine the Great, CEO: 7 Principles to Guide & Inspire Modern Leaders Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGandhi, CEO: 14 Principles to Guide & Inspire Modern Leaders Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Julius Caesar, CEO
Related ebooks
The Lives of the Caesars (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCreating the Roman Empire: The Lives and Legacies of Julius Caesar and Augustus Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Julius Caesar : The Roman General and Dictator Who Was Loved By His People - Biography of Famous People | Children's Biography Books Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Twelve Caesars Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Caesar & Cleopatra: History's Most Powerful Couple Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Julius Caesar: The Pursuit of Power Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Treatises on Friendship and Old Age Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJulius Caesar: Rome's Greatest Warlord Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAugustus: The Life and Times of the Founder of the Roman Empire Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLegends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of Caesar Augustus Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTreatises on Friendship and Old Age Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Julius Caesar: The Life and Times of Rome's Most Feared Caesar (A Captivating Guide to One of the Greatest Generals in Ancient Rome) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lives of the Twelve Caesars: Complete Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Delphi Complete Works of Suetonius (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMeditations (Translated by George Long with an Introduction by Alice Zimmern) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lives of the Twelve Caesars: And also includes 'The Lives of the Grammarians, Rhetoricans, and Poets' Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary and Analysis of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome: Based on the Book by Mary Beard Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCaesar: Life of a Colossus Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lives of the Twelve Caesars: Complete Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lives of the Caesars Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lives of the Twelve Caesars Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTreatises on Friendship and Old Age and Selected Letters Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCaesar and the Roman Empire Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSallust Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Stop a Conspiracy: An Ancient Guide to Saving a Republic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hostile Encounters: That Changed the World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Ides of March Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJulius Caesar - Quotes Collection: Biography, Achievements And Life Lessons Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Political Biographies For You
Mein Kampf Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fear: Trump in the White House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nelson Mandela Biography: The Long Walk to Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beautiful Things: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life (Revised Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Slash Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Watergate: A New History Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Enough Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer: An Edgar Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Profiles in Courage: Deluxe Modern Classic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Reynolds Pamphlet Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Man Who Killed Kennedy: The Case Against LBJ Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Washington: The Indispensable Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Letter to a Bigot: Dead But Not Forgotten Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
We Need You To Be Bold 0% found this document useful67: Michael Parenti - The Assassination of Julius Caesar 100% found this document usefulOn the Orator --Cirerco (New and Improved!): featuring Jeremy Smyczek 0% found this document usefulEpisode 27: All Roads Lead to Rome | Roman History, Religion & Empires 0% found this document usefulCyrus the Great 0% found this document usefulRoaring Twenties | The Age of Jazz | 2 0% found this document usefulLives Of The Stoics | Cato the Younger, Rome's Iron Man 0% found this document useful134. Cleopatra: The Would-Be Empress of Rome 0% found this document useful133. Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile 0% found this document useful135. Helena: Queen of the World and Finder of the One True Cross 0% found this document useful
Related articles
Famous Romans All About HistoryArticle
Famous Romans
Jun 17, 2021
The last major leader of the Roman Republic, Julius Caesar’s name lives on today. Born into civil war, Caesar rose to become a celebrated general, conquering Gaul and even heading across the Channel in an unsuccessful attempt to invade Britain. Caesa
3 min readFirst Roman Empress All About HistoryArticle
First Roman Empress
Nov 4, 2021
8 min read“The Roman Empire Cannot Have Been Governed By A Series Of Psychopaths. It Would Not Have Survived” BBC History MagazineArticle
“The Roman Empire Cannot Have Been Governed By A Series Of Psychopaths. It Would Not Have Survived”
Sep 28, 2023
10 min readRomulus Augustus: The Last Roman Emperor History RevealedArticle
Romulus Augustus: The Last Roman Emperor
Jan 20, 2022
When it comes to the list of the Roman emperors, there are instantly recognisable names: the famous or infamous for their deeds (like Claudius’ conquest of Britain or Constantine and his conversion to Christianity) or their often deranged behaviour (
3 min readThe Fatal Hubris Of A Ruthless Fixer The Critic MagazineArticle
The Fatal Hubris Of A Ruthless Fixer
Nov 24, 2022
4 min readJulius Caesar History of WarArticle
Julius Caesar
Apr 19, 2018
2 min readJulius Caesar History of WarArticle
Julius Caesar
Apr 14, 2018
2 min readThe Man Who Sacked Rome The AtlanticArticle
The Man Who Sacked Rome
Jun 9, 2020
7 min readCaesar Vs The Senate All About HistoryArticle
Caesar Vs The Senate
Sep 12, 2019
12 min readThe Long Death Of The Roman Republic BBC History MagazineArticle
The Long Death Of The Roman Republic
Nov 23, 2023
9 min readCaesar vs gaul All About HistoryArticle
Caesar vs gaul
Feb 22, 2024
13 min readCAESAR vs POMPEY: RIVALS TO THE DEATH History of WarArticle
CAESAR vs POMPEY: RIVALS TO THE DEATH
Dec 23, 2021
3 min readThe End Of Empire Mother JonesArticle
The End Of Empire
Jun 17, 2020
8 min readWomen Had Ruled In Rome? All About HistoryArticle
Women Had Ruled In Rome?
Dec 30, 2021
Dr Southon is the author of Marriage, Sex And Death: The Family And The Fall Of The Roman West; Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore, and A Fatal Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, She also co-hosts the podcast, History Is Sexy Ancient Rome
6 min readNew Research The Death Of Caesar BBC History MagazineArticle
New Research The Death Of Caesar
Mar 2, 2020
8 min readSpitting Image New Zealand ListenerArticle
Spitting Image
Nov 7, 2021
2 min readWhat If Pompey Had Defeated Julius Caesar? All About HistoryArticle
What If Pompey Had Defeated Julius Caesar?
Sep 9, 2021
Dr Elliott is a bestselling author, historian, archaeologist, broadcaster, and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent. His books include Roman Legionaries, Julius Caesar: Rome’s Greatest Warlord and Roman Conquests: Britain Former politic
4 min readThis Month In… 49 Bc History RevealedArticle
This Month In… 49 Bc
Dec 28, 2022
3 min readWho Was Cleopatra’s Daughter? The AtlanticArticle
Who Was Cleopatra’s Daughter?
May 12, 2023
9 min readThe Bloody Rise Of augustus BBC History MagazineArticle
The Bloody Rise Of augustus
Mar 2, 2020
6 min readThe Eastern Roman Empire Coinage During the Tetrarchy Period World Coin NewsArticle
The Eastern Roman Empire Coinage During the Tetrarchy Period
Nov 27, 2023
9 min readA Typical Medieval Peasant? There’s No Such Thing BBC History MagazineArticle
A Typical Medieval Peasant? There’s No Such Thing
Sep 29, 2022
9 min readCrassus: The First Tycoon Ancient Warfare MagazineArticle
Crassus: The First Tycoon
Mar 9, 2023
3 min readSYRIA – 7 The Arrival of the Mongols World Coin NewsArticle
SYRIA – 7 The Arrival of the Mongols
Nov 20, 2019
7 min readRoman Empire Packed Up and Moved to Turkey World Coin NewsArticle
Roman Empire Packed Up and Moved to Turkey
Dec 25, 2023
9 min readRise Of The Ottoman Empire All About HistoryArticle
Rise Of The Ottoman Empire
Jun 16, 2022
Jem Duducu is the author of The Sultans: The Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Rulers and Their World. The 1290s were a time of chaos in the Middle East, where there were two rival empires vying for power. To the south, with their capital in Cairo, were t
11 min readThe 1st Century Bc Coin CollectorArticle
The 1st Century Bc
Feb 23, 2024
2 min readThe Burgeoning Roman Empire History RevealedArticle
The Burgeoning Roman Empire
Aug 6, 2020
6 min readHow Religion Affected Coinage World Coin NewsArticle
How Religion Affected Coinage
Sep 18, 2019
8 min readRoman Mass Communication Ancient History MagazineArticle
Roman Mass Communication
Jun 2, 2023
6 min read
Reviews for Julius Caesar, CEO
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Julius Caesar, CEO - Alan Axelrod
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1