Memo to a New President: The Art and Science of Presidential Leadership
Michael A. Genovese
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Description for Memo to a New President: The Art and Science of Presidential Leadership
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JPHF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 10.
So you've gotten yourself elected president-now what? Help is here in the form of an imaginary memo from your former professor, who integrates the works of the great thinkers (Aristotle, Plato, Machiavelli, etc.) with contemporary scholarship to address the strengths, limitations, and possibilities of presidential leadership. Michael A. Genovese, a highly esteemed presidential scholar, culls numerous nuggets of wisdom about presidential leadership, including past presidents, condensing detailed and academically grounded insights into an engaging and entertaining read. All essential topics are covered, including: presidential character and personality; political institutions and opportunities; power versus leadership; and sources of and limits ... Read more
So you've gotten yourself elected president-now what? Help is here in the form of an imaginary memo from your former professor, who integrates the works of the great thinkers (Aristotle, Plato, Machiavelli, etc.) with contemporary scholarship to address the strengths, limitations, and possibilities of presidential leadership. Michael A. Genovese, a highly esteemed presidential scholar, culls numerous nuggets of wisdom about presidential leadership, including past presidents, condensing detailed and academically grounded insights into an engaging and entertaining read. All essential topics are covered, including: presidential character and personality; political institutions and opportunities; power versus leadership; and sources of and limits ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
9g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195332452
SKU
V9780195332452
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Reviews for Memo to a New President: The Art and Science of Presidential Leadership
To all incumbent presidents, presidential aspirants, and presidency watchers, my advice is to forego Machiavelli. Also Neustadt. And focus instead on Genovese, who offers leadership stratagems grounded in the realities of street-wise politics. Written as a personal memo to the newly elected, Memo to a New President is a compendium of sage advice drawn from scholarly, biographical, and philosophical literatures ... Read more