Forged in crisis
Subtitle: the power of courageous leadership in turbulent times
By: Nancy Koehn
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 517
ISBN-13: 9781501174445
Subjects: Leadership; History
Description: Presents a portrait of five extraordinary figures--Ernest Shackleton, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Rachel Carson--to illuminate how great leaders are made in times of adversity and the diverse skills they summon in order to prevail.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-496) and index.