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Letters from leaders : personal advice for tomorrow's leaders from the world's most influential people / compiled by Henry O. Dormann.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2009.Description: xii, 250 p., [8] folded leaves ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781599215013
  • 1599215012
  • 9780762788125
  • 0762788127
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 158/.4 22
  • 303.34 22
LOC classification:
  • HM141 .L44 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
Leading off with "the greatest" -- Optimism/overcoming challenges -- To be or not to be -- Presidential advice -- Letters and numbers -- Passion and job satisfaction -- A global summit -- Globalization -- Wisdom inherited -- Renaissance people -- Working with others -- Working for others -- Claiming your place in the world -- Focus/dedication -- Mentors and role models -- A final note on real success.
Summary: "Comprises nearly eighty letters from those who have done so much to motivate and shape our world today -- from Muhammad Ali to four U.S. presidents [Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush], Mikhail Gorbachev, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, King Abdullah II of Jordan, and the Dalai Lama; from Cathie Black to T. Boone Pickens, Muriel Siebert, and Donald Trump. The letters, some facsimile reproductions of handwritten originals, are each introduced with a biographical note by Dormonn," founder of Leaders magazine. -- Dust jacket.
Item type: Delbert W. Baker Special Leadership Collection
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library Delbert W. Baker Special Leadership Collection DWB Special Leadership Collection HM 141 .L44 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA20052 Available AUA20052

Leading off with "the greatest" -- Optimism/overcoming challenges -- To be or not to be -- Presidential advice -- Letters and numbers -- Passion and job satisfaction -- A global summit -- Globalization -- Wisdom inherited -- Renaissance people -- Working with others -- Working for others -- Claiming your place in the world -- Focus/dedication -- Mentors and role models -- A final note on real success.

"Comprises nearly eighty letters from those who have done so much to motivate and shape our world today -- from Muhammad Ali to four U.S. presidents [Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush], Mikhail Gorbachev, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, King Abdullah II of Jordan, and the Dalai Lama; from Cathie Black to T. Boone Pickens, Muriel Siebert, and Donald Trump. The letters, some facsimile reproductions of handwritten originals, are each introduced with a biographical note by Dormonn," founder of Leaders magazine. -- Dust jacket.