Military and Political Leaders & Success: 55 Top Military and Political Leaders & How They Achieved Greatness

by Business Daily Investor's and Investor's Business Daily

Book Overview

Fifty-five of the world's greatest military and political leaders share their formulas for success

What is the key to success? To begin with, said Thomas Jefferson, one must determine never to be idle. According to Calvin Coolidge, Persistence and determination are omnipotent. For General Norman Schwarzkopf, successful leadership was, above all, a product of integrity. Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071440593
• ISBN13: 9780071440592
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Inspirational stories

This book, derived from articles in Investor's Business Daily, provides numerous helpful examples for aspiring leaders on tackling problems, acting with integrity, and sharing vision. A great gift for a leader!

Inspirational!

This book is highly inspirational! Most of these successful leaders had their share of challenges, weaknesses, and failures. Despite all the odds, they had achieved an astonishing success. This fact support the contention that setbacks are the harbinger of success. When you add persistence, integrity, vision, discipline, and innovation to the mix, significant accomplishment is almost certain.