Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
The Founding Fathers on Leadership takes you into the world of "team leaders" Thomas Paine, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison as they mapped strategy, forged consensus, picked the right staff people - such heretofore unproven talents as Lafayette and John Paul Jones - and made crucial decisions and daring choices.
From Washington's recapture of Boston - achieved through intimidating, outmaneuvering, and outsmarting the British - to Benjamin Franklin's pivotal mission to Paris in search of a strategic alliance, Donald T. Phillips shows how these men faced challenges and dissension in their own ranks with an enlightened vision from which they would not stray.
And just as risk-taking entrepreneurs on the business battlefield today must learn to consolidate their gains, the Founding Fathers faced fierce new battles after they had won the War of Independence, leading to the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
A book that is as entertaining as it is insightful, The Founding Fathers on Leadership demonstrates some of the essential maxims for successful leadership and teamwork, such as rally every member of the organization to one common cause; turn an unsuccessful event into a clarion call for action; act as an agent of change for the people you manage; and pass the torch of leadership to the next generation.
A profile of the great American success story in the making, this is a book that will inspire you to make your own American success story come true today.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
History, Politics and government, Industrial management, Political leadership, Statesmen, Organizational effectiveness, Case studies, Business, Nonfiction, Government, Organizational Efficiency, History, 18th Century, American Revolution, Leadership, Politics, Statesmen, united states, United states, politics and government, 1775-1783, Teams in the workplacePlaces
United StatesTimes
18th century, 1775-1783Showing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
The Founding Fathers on Leadership
2001, Grand Central Publishing
Electronic resource
in English
0759563934 9780759563933
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
The Founding Fathers on Leadership: Classic Teamwork in Changing Times
November 1, 1998, Grand Central Publishing
in English
0446674257 9780446674256
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
The founding fathers on leadership: classic teamwork in changing times
1997, Warner Books
in English
0446520926 9780446520928
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-256) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Source records
Internet Archive item recordInternet Archive item record
Library of Congress MARC record
Internet Archive item record
Better World Books record
marc_columbia MARC record
First Sentence
"By being out in front and taking people where they've never before been, leaders essentially act as agents of change."
Work Description
When America aspired to break free from Britain, the real-life David-and-Goliath situation required that a full-blown cadre of dynamic leaders arise immediately from the revolutionary populace. As history shows, it did. Now, Donald T. Phillips--writer, speaker, and mayor of Fairview, Texas--uses those events to suggest ways that today's businesspeople can likewise overcome tough odds and achieve success. Goal-setting, communication, and risk-taking, Phillips writes in The Founding Fathers on Leadership: Classic Teamwork in Changing Times, are just a few of the traits to be learned by studying Washington, Jefferson, and their colleagues.
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?November 19, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
December 29, 2021 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
July 22, 2019 | Edited by MARC Bot | remove fake subjects |
May 2, 2017 | Edited by ImportBot | import new book |
December 9, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |