Learning to Be a Leader from The Best
Yesterday we looked at how we could take lesson from President Lincoln to be better trainers and better people in general. Today, the rest of that list.
Tag: Kearns Goodwin
Train Leaders to Lead Like Lincoln
Historical biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, identifies 10 leadership qualities that President Abraham Lincoln demonstrated that she believes still apply to today’s leaders. Here are the last four qualities that Lincoln—and your managers and supervisors—can learn to apply in the workplace […]
Do You Train Your Leaders to Lead Like Lincoln?
President Abraham Lincoln appointed the best and brightest to his Cabinet, individuals who were also some of his greatest political rivals. He demonstrated his leadership by pulling this group together into a unique team that represented the greatest minds of his time, according to historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Lincoln demonstrated an ability to withstand adversity […]