LINCOLN ON LEADERSHIP:

Lincoln on Leadership



Introduction

In order to get success in any profession it is imperative to adopt different skills and competencies. Only those who remain successful in adopting different skills, qualities, or characteristics excel in their field. Some people possess natural skills, and qualities to perform the task assigned. While others acquire or learn what they lack in order to succeed and proceed. Similarly, leadership is a phenomenon that requires that a leader should possess certain qualities and characteristics to perform various tasks of leading people at its best. In order to improve leadership skills different scholars have written different books. But there are some books that leave a long lasting impression on us. One such book is “Lincoln on leadership- Executive strategies for tough time” by Donald. T. Phillips. This book is considered as astounding contribution of Phillips in the field of leadership. The aim of this paper is to explore different facets of this book.

About the author

Donald. T. Phillip is a prolific writer. He knows the art of describing history in a compelling and fascinating way. He takes immense interest in writing about founding fathers of leadership. His trilogy on American leadership is getting recognition and praises from all over the globe. The first book that he wrote with the name of “Lincoln on leadership” is considered as his phenomenal work. This book lends a hand to Phillip in creating a new genre on historical leadership.

Different aspects that the book covers

Lincoln on leadership published in year 2007. As soon as the book was available in the market it began to captivate the attention of people. One of the reasons that attract people's attention is that there are very few writers who have written about Leadership from the perspective of historical leaders. The book is divided in four parts. These four parts are as follows:

People

Character

Endeavor

Communication

According to Phillips the real test of a leader begins when he has to deal with a tough situation. With the aid of this book Phillips tries to suggest that the combination of above four elements give rise to a leader who can deal with any sort of hard hitting situation. This book covers various aspects of leadership and describes it from the view point of Abraham Lincoln. The book uncover following aspects of leadership:

Reflection of Lincoln's leadership

This book attempts to reveal those factors that helped Abraham Lincoln in developing and shaping qualities that are core of leadership. With his experience Lincoln had developed skills that are useful in complex and tough situations. After his assassination people took long time to realize his ability to lead and guide his people in tough and complex situations.

Portrayal of war as an epitome

This book is a true reflection of Lincoln's leadership style. To portray examples of his leadership style Phillips uses the incidents of war. Every aspect of Lincoln's management style is defined by taking instances from his leadership during the war.

Leading and managing people

Lincoln believed in the modern phenomenon of management by walk and promotes the ...