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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Great leaders like Lincoln persuade, encourage, and reinforce instead of coercing.
Chapter 3: By mastering public and private speech, and knowing precisely when to stay silent, Lincoln became a truly consummate, effective communicator.
Chapter 4: Lincoln consistently weighed his options, enabling him to take intelligent, decisive action with boldness, success, and resilience.
Chapter 5: Probationary periods allow new hires to show initiative, while those who fall short can be swiftly replaced when necessary.
Chapter 6: To harness technological breakthroughs, Lincoln pursued innovations, implemented them, and actively encouraged further discoveries.
Chapter 7: Managers must judiciously balance the need for change and flexibility with stability and consistency.
Chapter 8: By forgiving the errors of both his staff and his foes, Lincoln cultivated deep levels of trust in his administration.
Description
Lincoln on Leadership is a detailed examination of the strategies that enabled Abraham Lincoln to lead so effectively before and during the American Civil War. The book gets past the myths of the legendary president and illustrates specific facets of his leadership ability to compare Lincoln's skills to successful strategies employed by modern leaders today.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in the skills that made Lincoln a great leader
- Anyone interested in applying Lincoln's executive leadership skills today