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Title Statement | Leadership in turbulent times / Doris Kearns Goodwin. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Leadership |
Author | Goodwin, Doris Kearns |
Publication | New York: Simon & Schuster,2018. |
Edition | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
Extent of Item | xvi, 473 pages |
ISBN | 1476795924 9781476795928 |
Other Number | 3418912 |
Contents | Part 1. Ambition and the recognition of leadership -- Abraham: "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition" -- Theodore: "I rose like a rocket" -- Franklin: "No, call me Franklin" -- Lyndon: "A steam engine in pants" -- Part 2. Adversity and growth -- Abraham Lincoln: "I must die or be better" -- Theodore Roosevelt: "The light has gone out of my life" -- Franklin Roosevelt: "Above all, try something" -- Lyndon Johnson: "The most miserable period of my life" -- Part 3. How they led: man and the times -- Transformational leadership: Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation -- Crisis management: Theodore Roosevelt and the Coal Strike -- Turnaround leadership: Franklin Roosevelt and the Hundred Days -- Visionary leadership: Lyndon Johnson and Civil Rights -- Epilogue: Of death and legacy. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary | "In this culmination of five decades of acclaimed studies in presidential history, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin offers an illuminating exploration into the early development, growth, and exercise of leadership. Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of leadership? Does the man make the times or do the times make the man? In Leadership in Turbulent Times, Goodwin draws upon four of the presidents she has studied most closely--Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson (in civil rights)--to show how they first recognized leadership qualities within themselves, and were recognized by others as leaders. No common pattern describes the trajectory of leadership. Although set apart in background, abilities, and temperament, these men shared a fierce ambition and a deep-seated resilience that enabled them to surmount uncommon adversity. At their best, all four were guided by a sense of moral purpose. At moments of great challenge, they were able to summon their talents to enlarge the opportunities and lives of others. This seminal work provides an accessible and essential road map for aspiring and established leaders in every field. In today's polarized world, these stories of authentic leadership in times of apprehension and fracture take on a singular urgency"--Provided by publisher. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Presidents--United States |
Political leadership--Case studies--United States | |
Character--Case studies | |
Crisis management--Case studies--United States | |
Political culture--History--United States | |
By Name | Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865 |
Roosevelt, Theodore,1858-1919 | |
Roosevelt, Franklin D.(Franklin Delano),1882-1945 | |
Johnson, Lyndon B.(Lyndon Baines),1908-1973 | |
By Location | United States--Case studies--Politics and government |