Battle Tested!: Gettysburg Leadership Lessons for 21st Century Leaders

Battle Tested!: Gettysburg Leadership Lessons for 21st Century Leaders
ISBN-10
1642934542
ISBN-13
9781642934540
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
462
Language
English
Published
2020-09-01
Publisher
Post Hill Press
Authors
Tom Vossler, Jeffrey D. McCausland

Description

In order to be a truly effective leader, it is necessary to learn as much as possible from the examples of history—the disasters as well as the triumphs. At Gettysburg, Union and Confederate commanders faced a series of critical leadership challenges under the enormous stress of combat. The fate of the nation hung in the balance. These leaders each responded in different ways, but the concepts and principles they applied during those traumatic three days contain critical lessons for today’s leaders that are both useful and applicable—whether those leaders manage operations at a large corporation, supervise a public institution, lead an athletic team, or govern a state or municipality. In the twenty-first century, leadership is the indispensable quantity that separates successful organizations from failures. Successful leaders communicate vision, motivate team members, and inspire trust. One must move both people and the collective organization into the future while, at the same time, dealing with the past. A leader must learn to master the dynamic requirements of decision-making and change.

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