Power, ambition, glory : the stunning parallels between great leaders of the Ancient World and today-- and the lessons you can learn/ Steve Forbes & John Prevas.
The Persian Empire : cultural diversity, self-determination, and the art of making money -- Cyrus the Great : lessons in tolerance and inclusion -- Classical Greece : do thinkers make good leaders? -- Xenophon : building consensus and finding direction -- Alexander the Great : the price of arrogance -- Carthage: a businessman's paradise -- Hannibal of Carthage : innovation -- The Roman Republic : the ultimate multinational -- Julius Caesar : ego and ambition -- Augustus : stability and moderation.
Summary:
A collaboration between the chairman and CEO of Forbes Media and a classics professor compares six great leaders of the ancient world to contemporary business leaders to evaluate their successes and their failures.
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