Michael Hyatt is an inspiration to us at CLS. His knowledge in leadership, authorship, values, and service keeps us coming back to him for more. Enjoy this blog by him.
Sometimes you learn from positive role models. Often you learn from
negative ones. This is one of the reasons I love to read history—you
inevitably get both.
After watching Steven Spielberg’s movie Lincoln, I decided to review Team of Rivals
by Doris Kearns Goodwin. I had read this book a few years ago. It is a
page-turning account of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and his political
genius.
At the beginning of Lincoln’s first
term, he appointed each of his former Republican rivals—those who had
run against him for his party’s nomination—to cabinet posts. The
narrative demonstrates his amazing ability to tap into a broad array of
perspectives and create alignment among those who often disagreed
violently with one another.
Read On
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