The Leadership Genius of Julius Caesa..., Phillip Barlag
The Leadership Genius of Julius Caesa..., Phillip Barlag
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The Leadership Genius of Julius Caesar
Modern Lessons from the Man Who Built an Empire

Author: Phillip Barlag

Narrator: Joe Bronzi

Unabridged: 2 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/17/2016


Synopsis

The Leadership Genius of Julius CaesarModern Lessons from the Man Who Built an Empire“Brilliantly crafted to draw leadership lessons from history, this is one of the finest leadership books I have read.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin, bestselling author of Team of Rivals and The Bully PulpitLeaders are always trying to get better, which is why there is an enormous and growing collection of literature offering the latest leadership paradigm or process. But sometimes the best way to move forward is to look back. Philip Barlag shows us that Julius Caesar is one of the most compelling leaders of the past to study—a man whose approach was surprisingly modern and extraordinarily effective. History is littered with leaders hopelessly out of touch with their people and ruthlessly pursuing their own ambitions or hedonistic whims. But Caesar, who rose from impoverished beginnings, proved by his words and deeds that he never saw himself as being above the average Roman citizen. And he had an amazing ability to generate loyalty, to turn enemies into allies and allies into devoted followers. Barlag uses dramatic and colorful incidents from Caesar's career—being held hostage by pirates, charging headlong alone into enemy lines, pardoning people he knew wanted him dead—to illustrate what Caesar can teach leaders today. Central to Barlag's argument is the distinction between force and power. Caesar avoided using brute force on his followers, understanding that fear never generates genuine loyalty. He exercised a power deeply rooted in his demonstrated personal integrity and his intuitive understanding of people's deepest needs and motivations. His supporters followed him because they wanted to, not because they were compelled to. Over 2,000 years after Caesar's death, this is still the kind of loyalty every leader wants to inspire. Barlag shows how anyone can learn to lead like Caesar.

About Phillip Barlag

Phillip Barlag is an executive director at World 50, which initiates and facilitates the most interesting and influential business conversations in the world. He is the author of The Leadership Genius of Julius Caesar: Modern Lessons from the Man Who Built an Empire, and his writing has been published in a variety of publications and blogs, including Fast Company and MIT Sloan Management Review. He lives in the Atlanta, Georgia, area with his wife and three children.


Reviews

While it may not be the BEST book on Caesar, I think this just might be my favorite. It is short (110 pages), easy to read, and and succeeds in seeing through the unfortunate Caesar hate into what the man was really like. He really was the greatest leader. He probably still is. I was initially hesita......more

Goodreads review by Matt

"Part of becoming a dynamic leader is standing out from the rest and getting noticed. But it is not enough to be different for its own sake. Standing out is important, but so is authenticity." . . This was a good book on an amazing leader, and one of the best known leaders of human history. It goes thr......more

Goodreads review by Mike

Julius Cesar was one of the greatest leaders and influencers in history. The author himself has sat in the table with many high level executives from many different organizations. With his experiences he found that there's many similarities between the best business leaders and the great Julius Caes......more