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reviewed Leadership by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin, Doris Kearns Goodwin: Leadership (Hardcover, 2018, Simon & Schuster)

In this culmination of five decades of acclaimed studies in presidential history, Pulitzer Prize-winning author …

A Look at the Human Side of Presidential Leadership

Goodwin picks threads of similarity between all four leaders - origins, slumps, and victories - and uses her intimate knowledge of these figures to draw parallels between their situations. She draws on outside research on leadership traits and highlights those traits in practice through each of these stories.

There is a huge amount of US history here, relatable stories, and guidance on how to navigate leadership challenges. Wonderful work by one of America's foremost historians.