The bestselling author of Team of Teams dismantles the Great Man theory of leadership, by profiling leaders whose real stories defy their legends. 
In Leaders, retired four-star general Stan McChrystal explores what leadership really means, debunking the many myths that have surrounded the concept. He focuses on thirteen great leaders, showing that the lessons we commonly draw from their lives are seldom the correct ones. 
Leaders featured in the book include: 
Founders: Walt Disney and Coco Chanel 
Zealots: Maximilien Robespierre and Abu Musab Zarkawi 
Powerbrokers: Margaret Thatcher and Boss Tweed 
And other leaders profiled include geniuses Albert Einstein and Leonard Bernstein, reformers Martin Luther and Martin Luther King, Jr., and heroes Harriet Tubman and Zheng He. 
Ultimately, McChrystal posits that different environments will require different leaders, and that followers will choose the leader they need. Aspiring leaders will be best served not by cultivating a standard set of textbook leadership qualities, but by learning to discern what is required in each situation. 
'Leaders rexamines old notions of leadership - especially the outdated view that history is shaped by great men going it alone' - SHERYL SANDBERG, COO of Facebook and founder of LeanIn.Org 
'Leaders takes us deeper than most other leadership books into the true and often messy mechanics of leadership. Anyone who considers themselves a student of leadership must read this book' - SIMON SINEK, optimist and author of Start With Why and Leader Eat Last

Leaders: Myth and Reality

Biographies & Memoirs

McChrystal, Stanley

Eggers, Jeff

Mangone, Jason

Leaders & Notable People

Portfolio/Penguin

An instant national bestseller! Stanley McChrystal, the retired US Army general and bestselling author of Team of Teams, profiles thirteen of history’s great leaders, including Walt Disney, Coco Chanel, and Robert E. Lee, to show that leadership is not what you think it is—and never was. Stan McChrystal served for thirty-four years in the US Army, rising from a second lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division to a four-star general, in command of all American and coalition forces in Afghanistan. During those years he worked with countless leaders and pondered an ancient question: “What makes a leader great?” He came to realize that there is no simple answer. McChrystal profiles thirteen famous leaders from a wide range of eras and fields—from corporate CEOs to politicians and revolutionaries. He uses their stories to explore how leadership works in practice and to challenge the myths that complicate our thinking about this critical topic. With Plutarch’s Lives as his model, McChrystal looks at paired sets of leaders who followed unconventional paths to success. For instance. . . · Walt Disney and Coco Chanel built empires in very different ways. Both had public personas that sharply contrasted with how they lived in private. · Maximilien Robespierre helped shape the French Revolution in the eighteenth century; Abu Musab al-Zarqawi led the jihadist insurgency in Iraq in the twenty-first. We can draw surprising lessons from them about motivation and persuasion. · Both Boss Tweed in nineteenth-century New York and Margaret Thatcher in twentieth-century Britain followed unlikely roads to the top of powerful institutions. · Martin Luther and his future namesake Martin Luther King Jr., both local clergymen, emerged from modest backgrounds to lead world-changing movements. Finally, McChrystal explores how his former hero, General Robert E. Lee, could seemingly do everything right in his military career and yet lead the Confederate Army to a devastating defeat in the service of an immoral cause. Leaders will help you take stock of your own leadership, whether you’re part of a small team or responsible for an entire nation.

Mangone, Jay

McChrystal, General Stanley

Historical

Portfolio

Activate the gift of prophecy, serve people, and fulfill your purpose today! The prophetic ministry was never meant to be hyper-spiritual, spooky, or off limits to everyday Christians. You have the Holy Spirit living inside of you—this means that you too can prophesy! In Prophetic Like Jesus, veteran leader and prophetic minister, Jeff Eggers, shares an easy-to-understand guidebook that shows you how to make prophecy practical in your everyday life. As you begin to operate in the prophetic, you will learn how to more effectively serve your world with the supernatural power and love of Jesus, and, in essence, to wash the feet of the saints and sinners with the “word of the Lord.”. Get ready to: <ul>
<li>Hear God’s voice with greater clarity and accuracy by understanding the different ways that He speaks</li>
<li>Unlock the supernatural gifts and prophetic abilities that the Holy Spirit has placed within you</li>
<li>Practice sharing prophetic words with others and as you develop your gift</li>
<li>Discover how you cultivate a prophetic heart by growing in intimacy with Christ</li>
</ul>Hearing God’s voice is not difficult; it is one of the most natural things you will ever do as a Christian. It’s time to listen to Abba’s heart, say what He is saying, and empower others to experience God’s love, power, and destiny as you prophesy!

Prophetic Like Jesus: Releasing God's Heart to Your World

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Destiny Image Publishers

Penguin Audio

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