Articles about leadership

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Napoleon's Victory Against All Odds

When Napoleon Bonaparte took over France after a successful coup d’etat in 1799, he faced a threat from the Austrians that imperils the country’s recovery from the previous conflict.

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This Antarctic Expedition Disaster Holds Key Leadership Lessons

Anyone can steer the ship but it takes a leader to chart the course. An excerpt from the book: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell

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Cookies and Power

A Stanford study mentioned in a book I was reading investigated the effects of power over subordinates. Three students were asked to discuss on hotly debated topics like abortion and divorce.

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The Story of the Three Masons

A man once who saw three masons chipping at granite rocks. The first mason looked unhappy. When the man asked what he was doing, he said: “Hammering this stupid rock.