Forged in crisis : the power of courageous leadership in turbulent times / Nancy Koehn.
2017
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Forged in crisis : the power of courageous leadership in turbulent times / Nancy Koehn.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
ISBN
9781501174445
1501174444
1501174444
Published
New York : Scribner, 2017.
Language
English
Description
ix, 517 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Call Number
HM1261 .K64 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
303.3/4
Summary
Presents a portrait of five extraordinary figures--Ernest Shackleton, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Rachel Carson--to illuminate how great leaders are made in times of adversity and the diverse skills they summon in order to prevail.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-496) and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: The call of history
Bring the team home alive: Ernest Shackleton's challenge
Save and transform the nation: Abraham Lincoln's challenge
End slavery forever: Frederick Douglass's challenge
Resist Nazi evil: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's challenge
Protect the Earth and its creatures: Rachel Carson's challenge
Conclusion: The power of courageous leadership.
Bring the team home alive: Ernest Shackleton's challenge
Save and transform the nation: Abraham Lincoln's challenge
End slavery forever: Frederick Douglass's challenge
Resist Nazi evil: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's challenge
Protect the Earth and its creatures: Rachel Carson's challenge
Conclusion: The power of courageous leadership.