LEADERSHIP SECRETS OF ATILLA THE HUN

by Wess Roberts

The New York Times Bestseller!

Paperback

Published January 1, 1990

About the author

Wess Roberts is The New York Times bestselling author of Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun, Straight A’s Never Made Anybody Rich, Victory Secrets of Attila the Hun, co-author of Make It So, Protect Your Achilles Heel, It Takes More Than a Carrot and a Stick, The Best Advice Ever for Leaders, and collaborated with Brigadier General John C. “Doc” Bahnsen, Jr. in the penning of American Warrior. His books have been published in 24 languages.

Reviews

[Ryan Blanchette · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting history book through the eyes of an accomplished leader. The "secrets" fell significantly short of my expectations - basically a regurgitated mishmash of advice for leaders - the author tries to structure this advice through a "based on" biography of Attila's life, but it is still jumbled and redundant. Most significant was a list of "leadership qualities", which are all valuable, but the author fails to note which of this are true "talents" that are innate vs. things that can be developed. Also useful was the insight that most of Attila's success is based on his ability to absorb knowledge through the challenging environment of being a foreigner in the Roman empire, and never losing site of the fact that he is a Hun.