![]() ![]() Unique to a straight forward biography, Team of Rivals includes several concise biographies of key cabinet members including the Attorney General Edward Bates, the Secretary of the Treasury Salmon Chase, and the Secretary of State William Seward. The book refers to Lincoln’s cabinet as a team of rivals because Lincoln selected these members from the list of candidates that ran against him in pursuit of the 1860 republican party nomination. It is an Abraham Lincoln biography that uniquely provides insight into Lincoln’s leadership style by providing additional biographical information on Lincoln’s cabinet team. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin is a perfect example and a great place to start. Since advice on leadership is typically rooted in history, my thought is to augment the list of leadership literature with biography. There’s not enough time to read or make sense of it all, and clearly it isn’t all worth reading. From How-To books and seminars to inspirational banners and posters, everybody is adding content to the leadership story. ![]()
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