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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 303.34097309033 EAN: 9780446690461 Edition: First Trade Printing November 1998. ISBN: 0446674257 Label: Grand Central Publishing Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: November 01, 1998 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Studio: Grand Central Publishing Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com: When America aspired to break free from Britain, the real-life David-and-Goliath situation required that a full-blown cadre of dynamic leaders arise immediately from the revolutionary populace. As history shows, it did. Now, Donald T. Phillips--writer, speaker, and mayor of Fairview, Texas--uses those events to suggest ways that today's businesspeople can likewise overcome tough odds and achieve success. Goal-setting, communication, and risk-taking, Phillips writes in The Founding Fathers on Leadership: Classic Teamwork in Changing Times, are just a few of the traits to be learned by studying Washington, Jefferson, and their colleagues. Product Description: When America aspired to break free from Britain, the real-life David-and-Goliath situation required that a full-blown cadre of dynamic leaders arise immediately from the revolutionary populace. As history shows, it did. Now, Donald T. Phillips--writer, speaker, and mayor of Fairview, Texas--uses those events to suggest ways that today's businesspeople can likewise overcometough odds and achieve success. Goal-setting, communication, and risk-taking, Phillips writes in The Founding Fathers on Leadership: Classic Teamwork in Changing Times, are just a few of the traits to be learned by studying Washington, Jefferson, and their colleagues. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Great condition and deliveryI received my book promplty and it is is like "new" condition. I would order from this company again! Rating:  - Do Not Waste YOur Time or MoneyKnowing a little bit of history can be very dangerous. This book is crammed full of errors, mistakes and inaccuracies. You can't learn history by just reading the executive summary. Worst of all, you can't write history by stringing together fifteen chapters of "to do" lists. If you want to learn about leadership, read D.H. Fischer's Washington's Crossing. Rating:  - Excellent, but...A very nice survey of the tumultuous, seminal time in which our nation was born. This format is particularly powerful because the narrative alone could easily carry the reader's interest. Each chapter's subsequent derived leadership principles are value-added. But the one fault I would assign to the book is the author's aversion to tying the Founding Fathers' faith into their leadership principles and abilities. One of the main influences on their generation was the first Great Awakening ... Read More Rating: - Solid and InformativeI thought the book was excellent. It's value lies at least as much in the historical recount of the American Revolution as it does in drawing out any leadership ideas from the founding fathers. I would recommend the book as a leadership learning tool as well as a informative study on the revolution. Rating: - Learn How the Founding Fathers Led the CountryPhillips' book is an excellent read for understanding how the founding fathers led in our country's early history and how we can apply these concepts today. Among the interesting points Phillips covers include: 1. Being a team leader and member. 2. Turning a positive into a negative. 3. Be a learner and refuse to lose. 4. Leaders are risk-takers and change agents. 5. Leaders must understand human nature. 6. Leaders create a favorable culture and climate. Read More 
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