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What Makes Great Leaders Great: Management Lessons from Icons Who Changed the World
Master the skills that icons throughout history have used to achieve the highest levels of success “This is an intelligent, knowledgeable presentation of management. The pragmatic approach of learning from icons makes the book extremely worthwhile reading for up-and-coming and experienced managers alike.”
―Dr. Helmut O. Maucher, Honorary Chairman of the Board, Nestlé “Embracing a broad variety of successful personalities from all walks of life, this analysis of management skills makes for interesting reading and provides a great source of inspiration."
―Dr. Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG “Arnold cleverly explains the keys to successful management with references to real-life challenges successfully overcome by iconic leaders. This entertaining book is insightful, thought-provoking, and of immense practical value.”
―Fred B. Irwin, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Germany “Profound management know-how and coverage of a wide range of valuable issues provide great inspiration for anyone seeking to apply effective management principles in practice.”
―Professor Klaus Evard, founder and former President of the European Business School “Management know-how translates into knowledge of how to succeed in all levels of life, and everyone can learn to be successful. That is the simple premise behind this book.”
― Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung What do Barack Obama, Steve Jobs, Pablo Picasso, and Napoleon have in common?
EXCELLENT MANAGEMENT SKILLS It doesn’t matter what your field of expertise is, whom you know, or how educated you are. If you have powerful management skills, you will succeed; if you don’t, you’ll hit the ceiling sooner rather than later. In What Makes Great Leaders Great , bestselling author and leadership expert Frank Arnold gathers 56 icons from various fields―from business and sports to politics and pop culture―to reveal the specific management skills they used to reach the top. For every line of work or personal goal, effectively applying these management skills will lead to ultimate success. All the people in this remarkably diverse group figured out what they needed to know to manage their rise to the top―and executed it with superb skill. What Makes Great Leaders Great
―Dr. Helmut O. Maucher, Honorary Chairman of the Board, Nestlé “Embracing a broad variety of successful personalities from all walks of life, this analysis of management skills makes for interesting reading and provides a great source of inspiration."
―Dr. Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG “Arnold cleverly explains the keys to successful management with references to real-life challenges successfully overcome by iconic leaders. This entertaining book is insightful, thought-provoking, and of immense practical value.”
―Fred B. Irwin, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Germany “Profound management know-how and coverage of a wide range of valuable issues provide great inspiration for anyone seeking to apply effective management principles in practice.”
―Professor Klaus Evard, founder and former President of the European Business School “Management know-how translates into knowledge of how to succeed in all levels of life, and everyone can learn to be successful. That is the simple premise behind this book.”
― Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung What do Barack Obama, Steve Jobs, Pablo Picasso, and Napoleon have in common?
EXCELLENT MANAGEMENT SKILLS It doesn’t matter what your field of expertise is, whom you know, or how educated you are. If you have powerful management skills, you will succeed; if you don’t, you’ll hit the ceiling sooner rather than later. In What Makes Great Leaders Great , bestselling author and leadership expert Frank Arnold gathers 56 icons from various fields―from business and sports to politics and pop culture―to reveal the specific management skills they used to reach the top. For every line of work or personal goal, effectively applying these management skills will lead to ultimate success. All the people in this remarkably diverse group figured out what they needed to know to manage their rise to the top―and executed it with superb skill. What Makes Great Leaders Great
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288 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2011
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February 1, 2016
A power packed book with short stories and lessons from some of the greatest leaders of the world. It is rare to see a book having leadership lessons from the leaders with such diverse backgrounds from management, corporate, art, music, science, politics etc. - you name it. The theme across the board is focused on greatest achievements of some 56 greatest leaders of all times and what leadership lessons can be learnt from their success stories. I liked the way these lessons are compiled in the form of 3-4 page short stories about these leaders.
May 19, 2014
I agree with the reviewer below BUT the book does contain alot of good examples of leadership and how each leader exemplified a particular trait that made them successful. I took the book as a great example of past leaders that one can learn to emulate and also do further research on. I also liked how the book referenced good books to read from the particular leader. Overall, great book and a fantastic read. I will be rereading this book again in the future.
May 29, 2012
This book was a very fast read. It contains lots of different success stories from many fields. My only disappointment is that it contains so few contributions from women.
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