No President cut a broader swath through the federal government than Theodore Roosevelt. Having served in a number of public offices including governor of New York and under secretary of the Navy Roosevelt was experienced at public administration upon arriving at the White House in 1901 on the death of President McKinley.
Strock examines Roosevelt’s unique approach to leadership throughout his life and especially as President. He identifies a dozen primary areas where Roosevelt demonstrated extraordinary leadership skills.
T.R., as he was affectionately known, seized the role of leadership where ever he …

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The One Minute Manager

The objective of the book ‘The One Minute Manager’ by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson is to define the effective managers in this dynamic world of business where various external and internal factors influence their performance. The author does it through a search mission of a young man whose quest is to find managers who make both- their organization and people win with their managerial skills. The author talks about a continuum, where one end is occupied by tough or autocratic managers who make their organization win …

There are shelves full of books available that chronicle the lives and histories of the world’s bad leaders. For the most part though, these bad leaders are discussed as tyrants, dictators, and despots. Seldom is serious writing dedicated to them as leaders. To fill the gap, Barbara Kellerman gave us Bad Leadership: What It Is, How It Happens, Why It Matters. Her approach addresses what she calls the “elephant in the room; bad leadership.” Most discussions tend to cast leadership as good, either ignoring bad leadership or presenting it as …

After extensive research involving over 40,000 interviews with leaders, 20,000 interviews with followers and over a million surveys of work teams, Tom Rath and Barry Cochie uncovers the secrets which make effective leaders effective.
Key revelations of this extensive research show that:
1. The most effective leaders are always investing in strengths.
Contrary to common belief, an all rounded leader may not be the most effective leader. An examination of renowned leaders shows that they are all famous for different reasons. For instance, it may be due to their ability to influence, as …

In his book, The First 90 Days, Michael Watkins discusses how individuals unconsciously carry with them their successful leadership styles from their previous appointment to their new appointment, believing that what worked for them in the previous team would continue to work for them in the new team. As such, the relative inexperience of being in transition mean that many leaders start off on a bad note. In the corporate world, this wrong step could well be the end of their career.
Watkins advocates that rather than having the sink-or-swim mentality, …