Forbes, Steve, 1947-

Power ambition glory : the stunning parallels between great leaders of the ancient world and today--and the lessons you can learn / Steve Forbes & John Prevas ; [foreword by Rudy Giuliani]. - 1st ed. - New York : Three Rivers Press, c2009. - xii, 308 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

The Persian Empire : cultural diversity, self-determination, and the art of making money -- Cyrus the Great : lessons in tolerance and inclusion -- Classical Greece : do thinkers make good leaders? -- Xenophon : building consensus and finding direction -- Alexander the Great : the price of arrogance -- Carthage : a businessman's paradise -- Hannibal of Carthage : innovation -- The Roman Republic : the ultimate multinational -- Julius Caesar : ego and ambition -- Augustus : stability and moderation.

Examines the correlation between great leaders of the ancient world, including Julius Caesar, Hannibal, and Alexander the Great, and highly profiled business leaders in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Adult Follett Library Resources. Adult.

9780307408457

2008052008


Leadership--Case studies.
Power (Social Sciences)--Case studies.
Civilization, Classical.
Leadership--Case studies.
Power (Social Sciences)--Case studies.
Classical civilization.

HD57.7 / .F665 2009

658.4/092