This conveys with wit and wisdom the essential thoughts on leadership of over 100 of the world's most famous characters and greatest leaders throughout history. It is very entertaining, inspiring, and thought provoking all at the same time. It utilizes the powerful, insightful, and sometimes surprising quotations of world figures to emphasize the key elements of leadership needed for success. Drawing from characters as diverse as Henry Ford, Tom Peters, Jimi Hendrix, Lily Tomlin, Ross Perot, Adolf Hitler, Colin Powell, and Martin Luther King, Alan Cutler uses their quoted wisdom to explorethe leadership skills needed in today's business environment. This book covers a wide and encouraging range of topics, including making leaders out of managers, the leader as a visionary, the leader's task of inspiring others, building supportive relationships, enabling others to reach their potential, understanding the power of communication and what is required of the twenty-first century leader. This is a book that you will want to read this book in a single sitting and then refer to time and again. In addition to the providing some great lessons of history you will find some great quotations that you can use with your friends and colleagues. This book will inspire and encourage anyone who has a leadership role or task to perform. An ideal title to read on a short flight or to give to a friend.