As one of today’s most prolific business writers, Alan Axelrod has perfected the art and craft of turning the lives of legendary people into smart lessons all leaders can use to improve their work. In his previous books, such as Patton on Leadership; Elizabeth I, CEO and Eisenhower on Leadership, Axelrod distilled pivotal moments in the lives of historical leaders into inspirational nuggets of wisdom any manager and executive can put into practice today. With his latest book, Winston Churchill, CEO, Axelrod brings valuable strategic and management ideas to life through the experiences and decisions made by a great world leader whose impact continues to reverberate.

A national hero
  Winston Churchill was more than the world leader and Nobel Prize winner he became in his later years, Axelrod explains. ...

Discussion Questions

- What did you learn about Churchill by reading this article that you didn’t know before? Was any of it surprising? Explain.
- What other world leader compares well to Churchill? In what ways?
- Do you understand Churchill’s statement, “We would rather see London laid in ruins and ashes than that it should be tamely and abjectly enslaved”? What would it mean to you if you replaced “London” with your city?