Winston Churchill CEO: 25 Lessons for Bold Business Leaders

About this book

Following his BusinessWeek bestsellers Elizabeth I CEO and Patton on Leadership comes a new and perfect subject for Alan Axelrods innovative format: Winston Churchill the quintessential leader of the 20th century. Churchill skillfully converted crisis into victory making the boldest of visions seem attainable; even though he sometimes failed audaciously he embraced his errors and used them to become stronger. Axelrod looks at this much-studied figure in a way nobody has before: he explores 25 key facets of Churchills leadership style and decision-making from his early years as a junior cavalry officer and journalist to his role throughout WWII and demonstrates how he was able to overcome near-impossible obstacles. Fluidly and engagingly written each lesson is enlivened with a vivid vignette from Churchills life. As always Axelrods penetrating analysis will instruct inspire and encourage those who lead business enterprises large and small.