Leadership in turbulent times

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The work Leadership in turbulent times represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Leadership in turbulent times

Statement of responsibility

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Creator

• Goodwin, Doris Kearns

Author

• Goodwin, Doris Kearns

Subject

• BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
• Presidents -- United States
• Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
• Character -- Case studies
• Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
• Political leadership
• Crisis management -- United States -- Case studies
• Roosevelt, Franklin D., (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
• Crisis management
• Political culture -- United States -- History
• Presidents
• Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies
• History
• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
• Roosevelt, Franklin D., (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
• Politics and government
• Political culture
• United States
• Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
• United States -- Politics and government -- Case studies
• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
• Character
• Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
• Case studies
• Case studies

Genre

• Case studies
• History

Language

eng

Summary

"In this culmination of five decades of acclaimed studies in presidential history, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin offers an illuminating exploration into the early development, growth, and exercise of leadership. Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of leadership? Does the man make the times or do the times make the man? In Leadership in Turbulent Times, Goodwin draws upon four of the presidents she has studied most closely--Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson (in civil rights)--to show how they first recognized leadership qualities within themselves, and were recognized by others as leaders. No common pattern describes the trajectory of leadership. Although set apart in background, abilities, and temperament, these men shared a fierce ambition and a deep-seated resilience that enabled them to surmount uncommon adversity. At their best, all four were guided by a sense of moral purpose. At moments of great challenge, they were able to summon their talents to enlarge the opportunities and lives of others. This seminal work provides an accessible and essential road map for aspiring and established leaders in every field. In today's polarized world, these stories of authentic leadership in times of apprehension and fracture take on a singular urgency."--Provided by publisher

Biography type

collective biography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

973.09/9

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

E176.1

LC item number

.G65 2018

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography