Publisher's Synopsis
Following his Business Week bestsellers Elizabeth I, CEO and Patton on Leadership, comes a new and perfect subject for Alan Axelrod?s innovative format: Winston Churchill, the quintessential leader of the 20th century. Churchill skilfully 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, exploring 25 key facets of Churchill?s leadership style and decision-making from his early years as a junior cavalry officer and journalist, to his role throughout WWII, demonstrating how he was able to overcome near-impossible obstacles. Fluidly and engagingly written, each lesson is enlivened with a vivid vignette from Churchill?s life. As always, Axelrod?s penetrating analysis will instruct, inspire and encourage those who lead business enterprises, large and small.
