Winston Churchill, Ceo - 25 Lessons For Bold Business Leaders

Following his Business Week bestsellers Elizabeth I, CEO and Pattonon Leadership, comes a new and perfect subject for Alan Axelrodsinnovative format: Winston Churchill, the quintessential leader ofthe 20th century. Churchill skilfully converted crisis intovictory, making the boldest of visions seem attainable; even thoughhe sometimes failed audaciously, he embraced his errors and usedthem to become stronger. Axelrod looks at this much-studied figurein a way nobody has before, exploring 25 key facets of Churchillsleadership style and decision-making from his early years as ajunior cavalry officer and journalist, to his role throughout WWII,demonstrating how he was able to overcome near-impossibleobstacles. Fluidly and engagingly written, each lesson is enlivenedwith a vivid vignette from Churchills life. As always, Axelrodspenetrating analysis will instruct, inspire and encourage those wholead business enterprises, large and small.