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Summary: A Book For Anyone In Business
Review: The author brings an unusual background to this book. He is a student of the Civil War, with a rare insight not only into the battles and the strategies of North and South, but into the character, motivation and thinking of the leaders who wore both Blue and Grey.At the same time, he is the head of one of American's most cutting edge high-tech trade associations and a keen observer of today's economy and what separates the successful company and executive from the rest of the pack. The result is a book that is different from the normal Civil War history. It does offer fresh perspective into the minds and actions of some who we thought we knew well. As such, it is a must read for anyone who considers himself or herself a Civil War buff. But it is much more than that. As its title indicates, the author is able to draw invaluable lessons from the battles, the strategies and the leaders of the Civil War and apply those lessons to today, and to the competitive environment that exists today. As such this book becomes must reading for anyone who wants to gain a edge in the business world. Even if your knowledge of the Civil War is negligible, you should find this a book of great value and usefulness.
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Summary: Leadership Lesson Made Interesting and Memorable!
Review: This book was a surprise. My business subjects me to many motivational, management and self improvement books and speakers. Their messages at times seem to become indistinguishable from each other and their stories or parables used to deliver the kernals of knowledge are frankly, bizarre. This author's lessons,however, managed to grab me immediately. His description of the places, battles and historic figures of the Civil War were fascinating and when I was done reading I realized that I had usable information to take back to the office.. lessons I could apply to my business. It was a great read... and an outstanding airplane book.
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Summary: Leadership Lesson Made Interesting and Memorable!
Review: This book was a surprise. My business subjects me to many motivational, management and self improvement books and speakers. Their messages at times seem to become indistinguishable from each other and their stories or parables used to deliver the kernals of knowledge are frankly, bizarre. This author's lessons,however, managed to grab me immediately. His description of the places, battles and historic figures of the Civil War were fascinating and when I was done reading I realized that I had usable information to take back to the office.. lessons I could apply to my business. It was a great read... and an outstanding airplane book.
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Summary: Leadership Lessons of the Civil War Are Timeless
Review: Tom Wheeler has done an outstanding job of capturing the essence of leadership issues in his new book. He has skillfully used nine major leadership issues on which to focus his "lessons-learned". Unlike technology which changes over time, leadership is an art which has remained constant over the centuries. Techniques might change, but the skills required to lead others successfully remain largely unchanged. Mr. Wheeler cites specific examples of how past leaders were able to influence others to accomplish their missions and tasks in manners which are as applicable today as they were 135+ years ago. This book teaches leadership skills in a historical context which is enjoyable and interesting to read. As a tour guide and leadership instructor, I give this book two thumbs up!
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Summary: Business is War!
Review: Tom Wheeler, in his new book, gives business women especiallythe best heads-up on where men come from in business that I have everread. Literally, all you need to know about men's strategies, the drive, the winner-take-all, the take-no-prisoners, the willingness to risk it all, is there for the learning. Many men who are at the heads of the "Fortune 500" fought in a war or fought their own wars from the time their parents let them outside to play. Bottom line, men fight, get hurt and get up again and again. Women in white-collar America have never caught or ducked a punch, or given one either. After a male has picked himself off the ground half-dead, dog-eat-dog corporate politics seem like a cake walk. Conversely, career-destroying political moves can devastate women who have no experiential concept of kill-or-be-killed fighting to the finish. Men also know the thrill and the excitement of the fight. Beyond the learn-to-play-nice he said she said communication books, "Leadership Lessons" shows men with the cuffs off, exposed bare, scared, proud, and, sometimes, laugh-out-loud funny, like the story about "The Grey Ghost," Colonel John Singleton Mosby when he slapped the sleeping butt of the enemy general in his own bunk. I found the book so intriguing I read it from cover to cover in one sitting.
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