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Leaders

The retired four-star general challenges the "Great Man" theory of leadership, sharing the less-recognized lessons of diverse leaders, from Robert E. Lee and Walt Disney to Margaret Thatcher and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 458 pages

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