Donald T. Phillips

Executive Strategies for Tough Times

Lincoln on Leadership

Lara Engle

I read this as part of a leadership book study group at my school. There are principles here which are applicable to our situation, but first a few criticisms. 
1. This was published in the 1990s for a corporate audience. Things have changed and schools should not be run like corporations, necessarily. (There is an updated version of the book, but I can't comment on that one, as I did not read it.)
2. Lincoln clearly was a great leader and we can all learn from his style of influence. However, in a school, his position would be most comparable to the head principal and we teacher leaders are more like generals. 
3. History and context are clearly important in a book about Abraham Lincoln and his leadership abilities. However, I personally found it a little heavy in historical details. 

I think I'd like to seek out a more school-relevant book for our next study and something published in the last 5-10 years would be ideal. Again, there are good lessons here about leadership, but the world is ever-changing. I'd like something that is more current.

Lincoln on Leadership Executive Strategies for Tough Times

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