{"product_id":"how-to-be-a-leader-an-ancient-guide-to-wise-leadership-9780691192116","title":"How to Be a Leader: An Ancient Guide to Wise Leadership","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimeless advice on how to be a successful leader in any field\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ancient biographer and essayist Plutarch thought deeply about the leadership qualities of the eminent Greeks and Romans he profiled in his famous--and massive--\u003ci\u003eLives\u003c\/i\u003e, including politicians and generals such as Pericles, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony. Luckily for us, Plutarch distilled what he learned about wise leadership in a handful of essays, which are filled with essential lessons for experienced and aspiring leaders in any field today. In \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Leader, \u003c\/i\u003eJeffrey Beneker presents the most important of these essays in lively new translations accompanied by an enlightening introduction, informative notes, and the original Greek on facing pages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"To an Uneducated Leader,\" \"How to Be a Good Leader,\" and \"Should an Old Man Engage in Politics?\" Plutarch explains the characteristics of successful leaders, from being guided by reason and exercising self-control to being free from envy and the love of power, illustrating his points with memorable examples drawn from legendary Greco-Roman lives. He also explains how to train for leadership, persuade and deal with colleagues, manage one's career, and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriting at the height of the Roman Empire, Plutarch suggested that people should pursue positions of leadership only if they are motivated by \"judgment and reason\"--not \"rashly inspired by the vain pursuit of glory, a sense of rivalry, or a lack of other meaningful activities.\" His wise counsel remains as relevant as ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Beneker \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of classics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Passionate Statesman: Eros and Politics in Plutarch's \"Lives.\"\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606105624850,"sku":"9780691192116","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4e6b914-1caf-4d89-a775-b66feb220e9f.jpg?v=1732288797","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-be-a-leader-an-ancient-guide-to-wise-leadership-9780691192116","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}