GENE GRIESSMAN, PhD, is a renowned Lincoln portrayer, an award-winning TV host, and author. He is widely recognized for his expertise on leadership topics.

PAT WILLIAMS, longtime NBA executive and basketball Hall of Famer, is currently leading an effort to bring Major League Baseball to Orlando. He is the author of well over a hundred books, many of them on leadership. Pat is the father of nineteen children and has twenty-one grandchildren.

PEGGY MATTHEWS ROSE (Lake Forest, CA) has partnered with Pat Williams on the book ""Read for your Life"" and is currently working with Williams and Dr. Eugene Griessman on ""Leadership the Lincoln Way"".

Klappentext
What if you could get leadership advice directly from the man universally recognized as one of America's most admired presidents, Abraham Lincoln himself? And then what if you could hear from a well-known contemporary marketplace leader about functional ways to apply those lessons today? In this unique book, you'll be able to do just that, thanks to the creative lessons offered by Lincoln writer, actor, and playwright Gene Griessman. To drive the lessons home, NBA executive Pat Williams offers his trademark wisdom, humor, and practical insight based on his rich and varied personal experiences. If you want your leadership life to pop in a way that spells resounding success, make sure this book is on your shelf, easily within reach. You'll want to refer to it again and again.

Inhalt

Introduction
Chapter 1: History Lessons to Profit By
Chapter 2: What To Do When Relationships Go Bad
Chapter 3: The Benefits of Slow Thinking
Chapter 4: Youre Not a Leader Unless...
Chapter 5: What Happened at Gettysburgand Why It Matters Today
Chapter 6: Success Comes from Within
Chapter 7: How to Learn By Listening
Chapter 8: How to Learn By Reading
Chapter 9: What to Do When Things Dont Work Out
Chapter 10: Improve Yourself
Chapter 11: The Importance of Diversity
Chapter 12: The Best Way to Avoid Failures
Chapter 13: How to Destroy an Enemy
Chapter 14: What to Do When You Dont Have a Roadmap
Chapter 15: Develop Your Inner Powers
Chapter 16: What Life is Made Of
Chapter 17: Your Name is Your Brand
Chapter 18: Harnessing Depression
Chapter 19: Techniques of Effective Communication
Chapter 20: On Finishing Well
About the Authors:
Gene Griessman
Pat Williams
Peggy Matthews Rose
Acknowledgments