21 Great Leaders, Pat Williams
21 Great Leaders, Pat Williams
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21 Great Leaders
Learn Their Lessons, Improve Your Influence

Author: Pat Williams

Narrator: Pat Williams

Unabridged: 10 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/05/2019


Synopsis

Twenty-one incredible leaders are found in this book. Here are the stories and principles of individuals from George Washington to Nelson Mandela, Billy Graham to Margaret Thatcher, organized around Pat's Seven Sides of Leadership, which include Vision, Communication, People Skills, Character, Competence, Boldness, and a Serving Heart.

About Pat Williams

Pat Williams is a basketball Hall-of-Famer, currently serving as cofounder and senior vice president of the NBA's Orlando Magic. Pat has been the general manager with NBA teams in Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Orlando, including the 1983 World Champion 76ers. In 1996, Pat was named as one of the 50 most influential people in NBA history. In 2012, Pat received the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. With more than fifty years of professional sports experience, he has written more than 100 books, including the popular Coach Wooden, How to Be Like Mike, How to Be Like Coach Wooden, and How to Be Like Women of Influence. Also one of America's top motivational and inspirational corporate speakers, Pat has addressed employees from many of the Fortune 500 companies.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Conor on December 09, 2020

you've got to be bold, you've got to be right-wing, but more importantly you've got to be American! whilst this is incredibly over-simplistic, this book is incredibly western-centric, out of 21 leaders to choose from, about 6 or 7 are American Presidents? interesting read and the lessons are valuable......more

Goodreads review by Uttam on September 01, 2017

this book gives a short insight of selected 21 leaders of all time. the leaders are from every field and it gives what is wanted to become and to sustain as a leader. it gives a perspective of their experiences. Also, it gives a reader to define one's own character in leadership as all the leaders a......more

Goodreads review by Omar on October 03, 2024

Although a great read, it seems like Pat Williams is obsessed with Christianity and is insular. He acted like a propagandist, pushing Christian figures while dismissing important leaders from other belief systems.......more

Goodreads review by Chuck on May 06, 2019

I love biographies of great people in history and this one didn't disappoint. So many great tips and tidbits on some of my favorite people like Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. I listened to it in audiobook form but I bought the kindle version so I could highlight a lot of notes.......more

Goodreads review by Chris on March 16, 2017

One of the best leadership books I have ever read.......more