Ebook: The Leadership Genius of Julius Caesar: Modern Lessons from the Man Who Built an Empire

The Leadership Genius of Julius Caesar
Modern Lessons from the Man Who Built an Empire
"Brilliantly crafted to draw leadership lessons from history, this is one of the finest leadership books I have read."
—Doris Kearns Goodwin, bestselling author of Team of Rivals and The Bully Pulpit
Leaders are always trying to get better, which is why there is an enormous and growing collection of literature offering the latest leadership paradigm or process. But sometimes the best way to move forward is to look back. Philip Barlag shows us that Julius Caesar is one of the most compelling leaders of the past to study—a man whose approach was surprisingly modern and extraordinarily effective.
History is littered with leaders hopelessly out of touch with their people and ruthlessly pursuing their own ambitions or hedonistic whims. But Caesar, who rose from impoverished beginnings, proved by his words and deeds that he never saw himself as being above the average Roman...