Leadership

By Rick Hillier

Book Overview

The #1 national bestseller about leadership, from the battlefield to the boardroom General Rick Hillier's views on leadership evolved over his three decades as a soldier. Early in his career he watched as many of his superiors made bad decisions. Later he learned at the school of hard knocks as the head of emergency rescue operations in Canada and international task forces in eastern Europe and Afghanistan. Never one to be shy with his opinions, Hillier is as frank and straightforward in Leadership as he is in his #1 bestselling memoir, A Soldier First . For Hillier, leadership is all about people--embracing those you are in charge of and winning over those you need to work with--not about risk aversion or management fads. Leaders think long and have a plan. Their actions speak, not their words, and they make their own luck. But leaders also act out of moral courage, take advantage of crises, accept failure and remain perpetually optimistic. Whether on the front lines of a business or in any situation that requires strong communication and vision, leaders go with their gut and make the tough decisions look easy. Leadership is an inspirational, easy-to-read and, in true Hillier fashion, often humorous collection of fifty principles that will challenge the way you run your business, start a project or take that next step in life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554684943
• ISBN13: 9781554684946
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

So many run-on sentences...

I could not get through this. I'm sure the author would be inspiring in person, but the run-on sentences alone are enough to stop a grammatically minded person. The content is not as bad as the editing, but it tends toward vague fluff. Over-arching ideas and personal stories about different people he knew while serving in the Canadian army. I think I was looking for more practical advice and statistics. Do not recommend.