Failures of Leadership

by Frederick Parker

examples of leaders down thru the years who have ruined their people, countries, reputation thru a brutal style of leadership.

Genres: History, Leadership

ebook

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Ross Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fredrick Parker's informal book about the 20 worst leaders in history describes everything from the leaders birth to the leaders death, without having unnecessary information. He has all of the important information that may have something to do with their lack of leadership. The book is very elegant and well written and successfully captures a central idea of what all of these leaders have in common.

Right from the start, Parker is comparing all of the characteristics of the leaders in the introduction. He claims that the two qualities of a terrible leader are brutality and insanity. Almost every leader in this book had mental issues during their reign, which effected how they handled punishments. An example of this is Henry VIII (found in chapter 10). Henry VIII had many wives, many which he executed after divorce because of his mental illness. He had over 72,000 people beheaded for reasons such as rumors of treason, even if they were false. He did not want anything to come between him and the throne.

This book was exceptionally written for people of all ages. Parker describes the most important aspects of these leaders and why they were so insane and brutal.

Rating: 5/5

[Debbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick and concise

Quick read, enjoyed the author's quips. Really tho? 18 words required for this book? Wait .. what 6 more words required for this book .. come on guys .. it was a quick okay read .. jeez

[Andy Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

easy to read accounts of some of the worst leaders of all time... Ruthless, selfish and crazy...