Book description
Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world
'Leaders,' writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, 'think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second between the abiding values and aspirations…
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1 author picked Leadership as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
In a world obsessed with telegraphing personal or corporate expressions of virtue, this book forces us to contemplate what constitutes moral leadership for the collective good on a world scale.
Irrespective of whether you find Kissinger’s version of the past and his role within it persuasive, the erudition and crispness of his prose and his laser focus on how we navigate this historical juncture when the world order is shifting is simply too good to miss. Kissinger forces us to engage a wider purview, one that confronts the complexity of moral decision-making and the relationship to exemplary leadership of currently…
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