Applying Churchill's Leadership Legacy
Larry Kryske
★ CHURCHILL'S CAT: A FELINE REMEMBRANCE reveals Churchill's last years--now at Amazon. ★
The recent movie DARKEST HOUR reveals Winston's Churchill's dynamic leadership. Many people have a vague idea who Churchill was and associate him as a historical figure known for his V-for-victory while puffing on a cigar. Since he led a long life, most books about him challenge the average reader who just wants to know a little more about him.
Benchmarking the leadership best practices of former leaders will only be successful if the wisdom of the past can be made relevant today. The leadership secrets of Abraham Lincoln (Donald Phillips), George Washington (Richard Brookhiser), or Genghis Khan (John Man) all captured leadership principles and practices that are still applicable.
H. W. Brands in his 2016 history, The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War, believed Winston Churchill was “a connoisseur of courage.” Actually, Churchill was a connoisseur of vision, courage, and determination. He had substantial life experiences in all three domains.
Business men and women can indeed learn valuable leadership lessons from Winston Churchill. CHURCHILL Without Blood, Sweat or Tears is designed to provide a simple, fast, complete, and understandable roadmap for contemporary leaders. To do this it was time to move Churchill out of history books and into the boardroom and classroom. This entailed separating Churchill’s leadership from his story (his early life, his wilderness years, his finest hour, etc.).
This new book about Churchill is a quick read, only 156 pages. Most Churchill tomes these days run from 350 to 900 pages. Get what you need to know and move on.
CHURCHILL Without Blood, Sweat, or Tears is my third book on applying Churchill’s leadership excellence. Practical, timely insights about Churchill’s leadership strategies will enable the reader to use them without delay. These best practices helped Churchill lead his nation to victory. Likewise, they can guide present-day business men and women to success.
IN RECENT BOOK REVIEWS:
Mitch Cramer in an Amazon book review on 8 December 2017 said, “Great book, great author!”