{"product_id":"leaders-myth-and-reality-hardcover","title":"Leaders: Myth and Reality - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStanley McChrystal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeff Eggers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJay Mangone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant national bestseller  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStanley McChrystal, the retired US Army general and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTeam of Teams\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStan 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMcChrystal 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Plutarch's \u003ci\u003eLives \u003c\/i\u003eas his model, McChrystal looks at paired sets of leaders who followed unconventional paths to success. For instance. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eWalt Disney \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eCoco Chanel \u003c\/b\u003ebuilt empires in very different ways. Both had public personas that sharply contrasted with how they lived in private. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMaximilien Robespierre \u003c\/b\u003ehelped shape the French Revolution in the eighteenth century; \u003cb\u003eAbu Musab al-Zarqawi \u003c\/b\u003eled the jihadist insurgency in Iraq in the twenty-first. We can draw surprising lessons from them about motivation and persuasion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Both \u003cb\u003eBoss Tweed \u003c\/b\u003ein nineteenth-century New York and \u003cb\u003eMargaret Thatcher \u003c\/b\u003ein twentieth-century Britain followed unlikely roads to the top of powerful institutions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMartin Luther \u003c\/b\u003eand his future namesake \u003cb\u003eMartin Luther King Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e, both local clergymen, emerged from modest backgrounds to lead world-changing movements.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeaders \u003c\/i\u003ewill help you take stock of your own leadership, whether you're part of a small team or responsible for an entire nation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTANLEY McCHRYSTAL\u003c\/b\u003e retired from the US Army as a four-star general after thirty-four years of service. His previous books, \u003ci\u003eMy Share of the Task \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTeam of Teams\u003c\/i\u003e, were both \u003ci\u003eNew\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eYork Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers. He is a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and a partner at the McChrystal Group, a leadership consulting firm based in Virginia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJEFF EGGERS served for twenty years as a US Navy SEAL and also in government as a special assistant to the president for National Security Affairs. He is now executive director of the McChrystal Group Leadership Institute. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJASON MANGONE served for four years in the US Marine Corps, followed by positions at the Aspen Institute, the Service Year Alliance, and the New York City Department of Veterans' Services.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.3 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756527092000,"sku":"9780525534372","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a17c1aa01cb81483c433f56d2002d107.webp?v=1780080639","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/leaders-myth-and-reality-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}