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The $100 MBA Show

MBA1283 Must Read: Lincoln on Leadership by Donald T. Phillips

The $100 MBA Show

Omar Zenhom

Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

We’re all great leaders when things are going well. But how does a great leader handle a crisis? If you’re looking for an overall leadership model, you shouldn’t look any further than Abraham Lincoln. As President, he led his nation through the worst-case scenario: a necessary but devastating civil war. Along the way, he had to navigate divisions in his own team that were almost as deep as those between North and South.

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0:00.0

Heyo! Welcome to the $100 MBA show because your business needs you at your best.

0:14.0

That's why we deliver daily 10 minute business lessons for the real world.

0:18.0

I'm your host, your coach, your teacher, Omar is in home.

0:21.0

I'm also the co-founder of the $100 MBA, a complete business training and community online.

0:27.0

And today's episode is a must read episode.

0:29.6

On our must read

0:35.0

I share with you a book that has greatly influenced me as an entrepreneur. I share with you its takeaways, its insights, and why you should read it too.

0:39.0

Today's must read is Lincoln on Leadership by Donald T Phillips.

0:43.7

Lincoln on Leadership is a detailed examination of the strategies that enabled Abraham

0:47.5

Lincoln to lead so effectively before and during the American Civil War.

0:52.9

The book gets past all the myths and really focuses on the leadership skills that he possessed.

0:58.0

Now whether you're an American, a patriot, or you're just not into politics, there's a lot to learn from this book.

1:06.0

Regardless of where you stand in any of these things, there's no denying that Lincoln was a great leader. And you can take some of his skills you can take what he's passed on and

1:16.9

apply to your business things like how to motivate your staff and how to keep them on

1:20.4

vision how to convince them of your arguments and where you want to take the business

1:26.0

without coercing them, how to master speaking in public and private and no one to be silent

1:31.4

to be an excellent communicator,

1:33.4

as well as weighing out the options that are in front of you so you make the best decisions.

1:37.8

There's so much I want to cover in today's episode, so let's get into it, let's get down to business.

1:43.0

Support for Teddy's show comes from Excelsior College.

1:50.0

You constantly strive to transform your life for the better.

1:53.7

That's why you're listening to this podcast.

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