History Lessons : What business and managers can learn from the movers and shakers of history.
Title:
History Lessons : What business and managers can learn from the movers and shakers of history.
Author:
Gifford, Jonathan.
ISBN:
9789814312165
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (273 pages)
Contents:
CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1. changingthe mood -- bernard montgomery -- elizabeth i of england -- nelson mandela -- Chapter 2. boldness ofvision -- abraham lincoln -- pericles of athens -- winston churchill -- Chapter 3. doing the planning -- napoleon bonaparte -- lee kwan yew -- martin luther king -- Chapter 4. leading froml the front -- horatio nelson -- mustafa kemal atatürk -- muhammad ali -- Chapter 5. bringing people with you -- charles maurice de talleyrand-perigord -- george washington -- john churchill, duke of marlborough -- Chapter 6. making things happen -- oliver cromwell -- george s. patton -- Chapter 7. taking theoffensive -- hannibal barca -- saladin -- elizabeth garrett anderson -- Chapter 8. creating opportunities -- chiang kai shek -- marco polo -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING.
Abstract:
Pericles of Athens, Lorenzo of Florence, Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Elizabeth I, Napoleon Bonaparte, Zhou Enlai, Ghandi, Lee Kuan Yew - these are just some of the great names who changed the course of history. Far from being dated and irrelevant,.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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