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Warrior Politics - Why Leadership Requires A Pagan Ethos

by Robert D. Kaplan
RM37.84 MYR
Warrior Politics - Why Leadership Requires A Pagan Ethos - Thryft
Warrior Politics - Why Leadership Requires A Pagan Ethos - Thryft

Unconventional guide to leadership for modern times.

This book would be an excellent read for individuals interested in leadership and politics. Kaplan draws from historical and philosophical examples to provide an alternative approach to modern leadership, one that embraces both the positive and negative aspects of human nature. Kaplan's writing style is engaging, and his ideas are thought-provoking, making this book a must-read for anyone interested in the topic.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Warrior Politics - Why Leadership Requires A Pagan Ethos

by Robert D. Kaplan
RM37.84 MYR
ISBN: 9780375505638
Authors: Robert D. Kaplan
Publisher: Random House
Date of Publication: 2001-12-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: History, Politics, Philosophy
Related Topics: War, Politics, History, Political Science, History
Goodreads rating: 3.72
(rated by 1038 readers)

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U.S.A. $22.95Canada $34.95“The side that knows when to fight and when not will take the victory. There are roadways not to be traveled, armies not to be attacked, walled cities not to be assaulted.” —Sun-TzuWe live in dangerous times, when a new kind of leadership is required. Visionary and ruthlessly strategic, Warrior Politics extracts the best of the wisdom of the ages for modern leaders who are faced with the complex life-and-death challenges of today’s world—and determined to win.Sun-Tzu urges leaders to “plan and calculate like a hungry man.” Machiavelli defines a policy not by its excellence but by its outcome. Churchill derives his greatness from his imagination of history. Livy shows that the vigor to face down adversaries must ultimately come from pride in our own past achievements. “Never mind if they call your caution timidity, your wisdom sloth, your generosity weakness,” he writes. “It is better that a wise enemy should fear you than that foolish friends should praise.” “Men often oppose a thing merely because they have no agency in planning it,” Alexander Hamilton says, “or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.”Replete with maxims, warnings, examples from history, and shrewd recommendations, Warrior Politics wrests from the past the lessons we need to arm ourselves for the present. It offers an invaluable template for any decision-maker—in foreign policy or in business—faced with high stakes and inadequate knowledge of a mine-filled terrain. As we gear ourselves up for a new kind of war, no book is more prescient, more shrewd, or more essential.
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Unconventional guide to leadership for modern times.

This book would be an excellent read for individuals interested in leadership and politics. Kaplan draws from historical and philosophical examples to provide an alternative approach to modern leadership, one that embraces both the positive and negative aspects of human nature. Kaplan's writing style is engaging, and his ideas are thought-provoking, making this book a must-read for anyone interested in the topic.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.