{"product_id":"book-ee1a","title":"The \"I\" of Leadership","description":" Nigel Nicholson explains the emergence of leaders in different  epochs and cultures.  His approach is rooted in evolutionary  science and the latest thinking about how cultures and leadership  co-evolve over time and place.  The essence of leadership is  the successful crafting of an identity that merges  the leader and the surrounding culture or  zeitgeist.  The I of  leadership is this merger of individual and culture.     Sixteen chapters present different sets of stories and  challenges and illustrate how different leaders in all walks of  life, have responded to critical turning points. The chapters are  peppered with stories and examples from the lives of leaders, from  the sports stadium to the office of the CEO.     The strategic challenge of leadership is to find the right  balance between impact and versatility: shaping the world around  you to fit your purposes, almost like surfing the wave of culture.A  key element in this process is self-discovery how leaders  learn about their capability through experience.  Leaders fail  through lack of insight  into themselves and into the worlds  they inhabit.      Figuring in the book are:     George S. Patton \/ Steve Jobs \/ Tony Blair \/ Benazir Bhutto \/ Mo  Ibrahim \/ Andre Norman \/ Jean-Pierre Mustier \/Andre Agassi \/ Duke  Ellington \/George Bush \/ Barack Obama \/Carly Fiorina \/ Ratan Tata \/  Warren Buffet \/Mahatma Gandhi \/ Margaret Thatcher \/ Abraham Lincoln  \/Ernest Shackleton \/ Martin Pieters \/ Josef Stalin \/ Thomas Watson  \/ Rupert Murdoch \/ Fred Goodwin \/ Henry Ford \/ Akio Morita  ","brand":"Ascent Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49428158284080,"sku":"BDee1a","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49428158316848,"sku":"ZEee1a","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49428158349616,"sku":"ZMee1a","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ee1a-cover.jpg?v=1762981051","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ee1a","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}