Donald T Phillips

Bestselling Author

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Lincoln on Leadership 

Executive Strategies for Tough Times

The American Civil War was arguably one of the most chaotic periods in history. Yet through it all, Abraham Lincoln managed to keep the Union together and victorious. Here in this fascinating and invaluable book, Donald T. Phillips reveals the strategies and tactics Lincoln employed, and offers ways that that politicians and executives can use those same strategies to make their businesses successful in these tough economic times.

A unique guide merging history and business, showing how the time-tested strategies that Abraham Lincoln used in keeping the Union intact can be used today by executives who need to keep their organizations on the path to success.

Product Details

  • ISBN-10: 0446394599
  • ISBN-13: 978-0446394598
  • Format: Paperback: 188 pages
  • Publisher: Warner Books, Inc.
  • Pub. Date: February 1, 1993

 

 

 

 

Quotes 

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, we must think anew, and act anew.
- Abraham Lincoln

 

No man is good enough to govern another without that other's consent.
- Abraham Lincoln

 

Aim at the elevation of men. I am opposed at whatever tends to degrade them.
- Abraham Lincoln

 

 

Endorsements 

Lucid . . . compelling . . . a book not to be missed by anyone who manages people and problems.
- James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author

 

 

If Lincoln’s example were taken to heart, life undoubtedly would improve up and down the corporate line.
- The New York Times

 

 

 

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