It was described as a practical self-help book for statesmen, providing leadership advice from historical figures like Xenophon to Churchill, connecting theory and action in governance.
In America, we have this genre of self-help books for entrepreneurs... but nothing really comparable exists for statesmen.
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It was described as a practical self-help book for statesmen, providing leadership advice from historical figures like Xenophon to Churchill, connecting theory and action in governance.
In America, we have this genre of self-help books for entrepreneurs... but nothing really comparable exists for statesmen.
Leadership requires painting a beautiful portrait of the world that you'd like to inhabit and installing confidence that you are the best person to make it a reality.
Great leaders throughout history have been builders of beautiful things.
I go back to Justinian the Great. He built the Hagia Sophia... he coupled that beauty because he knew that most people, they're not persuaded by logic. They want that big compelling story.
It's Gateway to Statesmanship, selections from Xenophon to Churchill.