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A review by tylercritchfield
Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.0
An interesting look into the leadership strategies of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and Lyndon Johnson, especially during perilous times. I appreciated learning about the different presidents more and comparing their approaches to big problems. For instance, does the leader shape the times, or do the times make the leader? How much is adversity necessary to gain leadership skills? The author doesn't necessarily answer these questions explicitly, but the stories of these presidents shed light on some possible answers.
I did feel it was a bit disorganized, as the author flips between the four presidents so often that it was hard for me to remember where each one left off in the story. I think I prefer deep dives on a single figure, such as the author's biography of Lincoln, Team of Rivals. That said, putting their stories together was interesting and gave me much to think about.
I did feel it was a bit disorganized, as the author flips between the four presidents so often that it was hard for me to remember where each one left off in the story. I think I prefer deep dives on a single figure, such as the author's biography of Lincoln, Team of Rivals. That said, putting their stories together was interesting and gave me much to think about.