A political scientist and leadership expert examines the decline of genuine presidential leadership in America since the mid-century and sets forth practical proposals for a change that would transform American political leadership style. Reprint.

The political scientist and leadership expert examines the decline of presidential leadership in America and sets forth proposals for change.

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The acclaimed authors of The Three Roosevelts redefine the special qualifications and contributions of America's first president, tracing his accomplishments as a Revolutionary War hero and first citizen of a young republic and explaining how his decisions as president established precedents for the future governing of America. Simultaneous.

An award-winning historian critically examines the role of leadership in the twenty-first century, outlining a program of 'Transforming Leadership,' through which leaders can become agents of positive social change. Reprint. (view table of contents)

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"Transforming Leadership" examines how leaders evolve from ordinary transactional deal-makers into dynamic agents of major social change who empower their followers. Pulitzer Prize-winning author James MacGregor Burns illuminates the evolution of leadership structures from the chieftains of tribal African societies, through Europe s absolute monarchies, to the blossoming of the Enlightenment s ideals of liberty and democracy. Along the way, he looks at key leaders who attempted to transform their worlds Elizabeth I, Washington, Jefferson, Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gorbachev, and others. The book culminates in a bold and innovative plan to address the greatest global leadership challenge of the twenty-first century: the problem of global poverty. "

An award-winning historian critically examines the role of leadership in the twenty-first century, outlining a program of 'Transforming Leadership,' through which leaders can become agents of positive social change. 25,000 first printing.