Churchill on Leadership

Executive Success in the Face of Adversity

Steven F. Hayward

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English

Prima Life
15 November 1998

Biography: business & industry; Sociology & anthropology; Management & management techniques

Success often depends on the strength of a single quality- leadership. Winston Churchill

is universally recognized as one of the 20th century's great political leaders and

his words ring just as true in the world of commerce. A wise, witty, and inspiring

leader, Churchill ran Great Britain like a great corporation.

""Perhaps the finest

book on practical leadership ever written."" - Brian Tracy

Churchill on Leadership

demonstrates that the principles that guided Churchill ably translate to private

industry today. Author Steven F. Hayward gives strong evidence that, if you remove

Churchill from his political context, he would have the resume to be among the great

business leaders of any age. Churchill-

. was a financier (as chancellor of the

Exechequer) and labor negotiator (as home secretary)

. managed a large transportation

network (as head of the British Navy) and far-flung property holdings (as colonial

secretary)

. persevered through bankruptcies and other financial disasters

. conceived

and introduced innovative new products over the opposition of his colleagues, and

reorganized major production operations in the midst of crisis.

With wit and insight,

Hayward reveals Churchill's secrets for business success from assembling and inspiring

a first-rate team to preparing a wise budget, from communicating a vision to structuring

effective meetings, from acting decisively to rebounding from a failure. Laced with

epochal events from the historical stage, enlivened with stimulating speculation,

and leavened with wit, Churchill on Leadership is both an enjoyable read and a thought-provoking

lesson on leadership.

By: Steven F. Hayward
Imprint: Prima Life
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 267g
ISBN: 9780761514404
ISBN 10: 0761514406
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 November 1998
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents Preface Introduction: The World of Politics and the World of Commerce–What Business Leaders Can Learn from the Great Statesmen Chapter 1: The Keys to Understanding Churchill Chapter 2: The Executive Churchill: A Brief Survey of His Career in Public Office Chapter 3: Confronting Failure and Learning from Mistakes Chapter 4: Churchill on Administration: Responsibility and Organization Chapter 5: Churchill on Personnel: Managing People and Managing Yourself Chapter 6: The Power of Decision: Churchill's Thought Process Chapter 7: Churchill the Communicator Chapter 8: Churchill's Personal Traits: The Completion of Leadership Chapter 9: Churchill the Inventor and Innovator Chapter 10: Substance Over Style–Moral Purpose, Destiny, and the Force of Personal Leadership Appendix: A Biographical Sketch of Churchill's Executive Career Source Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index

Steven F. Hayward is a senior fellow of the Pacific Research Institute, a public policy think-tank based in San Francisco, and a contributing editor for Reason magazine. He holds a doctorate in history from the Claremont Graduate School.

Reviews for Churchill on Leadership: Executive Success in the Face of Adversity

Perhaps the finest book on practical leadership ever written. Brian Tracy Winston Churchill once said, 'We are all worms. But I do believe that I am a glow worm.' His business acumen, grounded in candor, glows in this uncommon management guide. Cathy Madison, Utne Reader This book is must reading for today's business leaders and entrepreneurs. Fred W. Mackenback, retired president and CEO, The Lincoln Electric Company Churchill on Leadership demonstrates that the principles that guided Churchill ably translate to private industry today . . . [I]f you remove Churchill from his political context, he would have the resume to be among the great business leaders of any age. Business Times