I bought this book as it was advertised with a comment from Barack Obama, I think before he was elected president of the USA, saying ‘A remarkable study in leadership’.
The book is a bit of ‘heavy reading’, 750 pages of fairly small print, however, well worth the read.
Besides providing insight into a very important part of the US history, the civil war, it covers the life of Abraham Lincoln, one of the most famous US Presidents and his rivals vying for the presidency.
My main reason for buying this book was to get different inputs on leadership. Here are some of the Abraham Lincoln’s leadership traits the way I understood it.
- Persistence – Failed in various elections, stretching over decades, before being elected president.
- Always gracious, never revengeful, when political opponents outmanoeuvred him because of their political conviction.
- Always took responsibility when his staff was criticised.
- Close to the troops and common people
- Good public speaker and story teller.
- Always took it upon himself to explain the tough decisions.
- Recognized that certain important decision need to be shouldered by himself, the president, and he didn’t allow others to make those.
- Chooses the most competent people for the job, although they may be quarrelsome and keep on challenging him.
- Doesn’t make important decision without consulting a lot of people, but then makes the decision on his own.
- Has the strength to explain over-reactions and to apologize
Of course, there is much more interesting reading in this book. Enjoy it.
The book is a bit of ‘heavy reading’, 750 pages of fairly small print, however, well worth the read.
Besides providing insight into a very important part of the US history, the civil war, it covers the life of Abraham Lincoln, one of the most famous US Presidents and his rivals vying for the presidency.
My main reason for buying this book was to get different inputs on leadership. Here are some of the Abraham Lincoln’s leadership traits the way I understood it.
- Persistence – Failed in various elections, stretching over decades, before being elected president.
- Always gracious, never revengeful, when political opponents outmanoeuvred him because of their political conviction.
- Always took responsibility when his staff was criticised.
- Close to the troops and common people
- Good public speaker and story teller.
- Always took it upon himself to explain the tough decisions.
- Recognized that certain important decision need to be shouldered by himself, the president, and he didn’t allow others to make those.
- Chooses the most competent people for the job, although they may be quarrelsome and keep on challenging him.
- Doesn’t make important decision without consulting a lot of people, but then makes the decision on his own.
- Has the strength to explain over-reactions and to apologize
Of course, there is much more interesting reading in this book. Enjoy it.
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