Book description
Skills and experience might land you a leadership position, but they don’t make you a true leader.
Leadership comes from inside—and the greatest leaders first question themselves before they tackle the world around them. To aid in this critical interrogation, The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership explores ideas from Aristotle, Heraclitus, Sophocles, Hesiod, and other great thinkers, including:
Know thyself • Do not waste energy on things you cannot change • Nurture community • Always embrace the truth • Let competition reveal talent • Live life by a higher code • Understand that character is destiny
Then it shows you how to take each idea—along with what you’ve learned about yourself—and apply it to the challenges of the modern workplace. As Aristotle tutored Alexander the Great, you too will learn what it takes to conquer all.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- RULE 1 Know Thyself
- RULE 2 Office Shows the Person
- RULE 3 Nurture Community in the Workplace
- RULE 4 Do Not Waste Energy on Things You Cannot Change
- RULE 5 Always Embrace the Truth
- RULE 6 Let Competition Reveal Talent
- RULE 7 Live Life by a Higher Code
- RULE 8 Always Evaluate Information with a Critical Eye
- RULE 9 Never Underestimate the Power of Personal Integrity
- RULE 10 Character Is Destiny
- Epilogue
- About the Authors
- Free Sample Chapter from Lead with Humility by Jeffrey A. Krames
Product information
- Title: The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2014
- Publisher(s): AMACOM
- ISBN: 9780814434680
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