Sacred Ground: Leadership Lessons From Gettysburg & The Little Bighorn

by Jeff Appelquist

In Sacred Ground, Jeff Appelquist takes us on an amazing journey of exploration and discovery to the Gettysburg and Little Bighorn battlefields. By studying these momentous events through the lens of individual leadership and team dynamics, we see that the stories from history are fascinating, the parallels to today are memorable, and the principles of leadership enduring. History at its best is one unending, frequently unforgettable story about people who lived and breathed, and sometimes accomplished extraordinary things under great duress. While not everyone loves history, everyone loves a great story. And stories from the past still have power to inform our lives in the present. Sacred Ground is storytelling at its best, and will forever change the way you think, lead, and do business.

348 pages, Hardcover

First published January 3, 2010

About the author

JEFF APPELQUIST is the founder and president of Blue Knight Leadership, LLC. Jeff is a former college athlete, U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer, practicing attorney, and corporate executive. He has more than twenty years experience both as an entrepreneur and small business owner and as a leader in Fortune 100 companies. He is an award-winning author, dynamic speaker, and nationally-recognized leadership expert. He is also an avid sportsman who hunts, fishes, sails, and scuba dives.
Jeff's first two books, Sacred Ground: Leadership Lessons from Gettysburg & the Little Big Horn and Wisdom Is Not Enough: Reflections on Leadership & Teams, won a dozen literary awards between them, including multiple first place prizes in the Writer's Digest International, National Indie Excellence, and Midwest Book Awards.
The Great Wild West, Jeff's debut novel, is an epic tale of war and peace, love and loss, man versus nature, and the American dream.

Reviews

[Abby · Rating 3 out of 5]

American history is not my strong suit but talking about leadership through a history lens was much more engaging!